Preparing to care in the UK as a live in carer

Preparing to care in the UK as a live in carer

This short course will help you find out what it's like to be a live in carer in the UK and provide you with practical tips on how to be a live in carer in the UK.

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Course reviews

Informative and you feel like you are in the UK already

Letwine Dzumbunu

It was a very good course and i like it very much

Willihmina Mouton

Excellent

Eugenie Chaza

100% learner/user/friendly

100% learner/user/friendly

Very good

Sharon Freeman

Course curriculum

1. Introduction
1. Introduction to adult social care in the UK
2. The Care Quality Commission
3. The challenges and rewards of working in adult social care
4. Duty of care and duty of candour
5. Understanding care quiz
1. Introduction
2. Duties, responsibilities and required training
3. A day in the life of a carer
4. Hear from Hazel, who joined GoodOaks from Zimbabwe in December 2022
5. What are the frustrations about being a live in carer?
1. Equipment and items a carer would use
2. Slings and hoists
3. Stand aids
4. Preventing falls
5. Catheter care
6. Practical care activities quiz
1. Introduction
2. Tasks and activities involved in personal care
1. Introduction
2. Respecting someone's home
3. How to make a bed
4. How to make a cup of tea
1. Culture
2. Healthcare in the UK
3. Seasons in the UK and appropriate clothing
4. Popular foods and drink in the UK
1. An introduction to safeguarding
2. Different types of abuse and neglect
3. Restrictive practices
4. Safeguarding quiz
1. Strokes
2. Urinary tract infection (UTIs)
3. Sepsis
4. Pressure sores
5. Common health conditions quiz
1. Additional resources
2. Suggested packing list
3. Suggested packing list (Download)
4. End of course quiz
5. Feedback questionnaire

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41 lessons
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