About the Course
This course equips participants with essential caregiving skills to provide effective and compassionate care for bed-bound seniors. Participants will learn to address the unique needs of individuals with limited mobility through practical training in nutrition, feeding, hygiene, mobility, and toileting. The course emphasizes maintaining safety, dignity, and well-being while fostering health and comfort for bed-bound seniors using adaptive techniques and proper caregiving practices.
Learning Outcomes
Analyze and apply nutritional principles to plan, prepare, and serve balanced meals for seniors, ensuring food safety and meeting specific dietary needs to promote health and prevent complications.
Demonstrate and adapt safe feeding techniques by using appropriate tools and strategies to support proper nutrition intake and encourage independence for seniors.
Apply and evaluate safe toileting assistance techniques by using adaptive equipment and promoting hygienic practices to preserve dignity, hygiene, and independence for seniors.
Apply and demonstrate personal hygiene and grooming skills to assist seniors with tasks such as bathing, oral care, and skin care to maintain their health, cleanliness, and self-esteem.
Demonstrate and evaluate safe transferring, positioning, and mobility techniques by utilizing proper body mechanics and mobility aids to enhance seniors' comfort, safety, and independence.
Course Outline
1. Nutrition and Hydration
2. Feeding
3. Toileting
4. Personal Hygiene and Grooming
5. Transferring, Positioning, and Mobility