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Elderly Care (Level 2)

A deeper course for carers supporting older people — telling normal ageing from illness, spotting delirium and sudden change, falls judgement, fragile skin and feet, continence with dignity, loneliness and the mind in later life, and supporting people living with many conditions and many medicines. Judgement, scenarios and escalation throughout. Builds on Elderly Care.

Modules
7
Lessons
7
Progress
0%

What you'll learn

  • Ageing at Level 2: what is normal — and what never is
  • Sudden change: delirium and the day someone is not themselves
  • Falls and staying steady
  • Fragile bodies: skin, feet, eyes and ears
  • Continence, dignity and the conversations nobody wants
  • The mind in later life: loneliness, low mood and memory worries
  • Many conditions, many medicines, one person — bringing it together

Course content

Ageing at Level 2: what is normal — and what never is

  • Ageing at Level 2: what is normal — and what never is
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Sudden change: delirium and the day someone is not themselves

  • Sudden change: delirium and the day someone is not themselves

Falls and staying steady

  • Falls and staying steady

Fragile bodies: skin, feet, eyes and ears

  • Fragile bodies: skin, feet, eyes and ears

Continence, dignity and the conversations nobody wants

  • Continence, dignity and the conversations nobody wants

The mind in later life: loneliness, low mood and memory worries

  • The mind in later life: loneliness, low mood and memory worries

Many conditions, many medicines, one person — bringing it together

  • Many conditions, many medicines, one person — bringing it together