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Basics of Care Assistance
This caregiving course provides the skills required to practise as a care assistant who helps patients, who might be elderly or incapacitated, to recover and maintain optimal health. We explain how various communication techniques and social skills can help you to support patients and make sure their daily needs, which include personal hygiene and grooming, are met. We answer questions like ‘what is rehab care?’ and ‘what is end-of-life care?’.
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Basics of Care Assistance
Train as a care assistant and learn how to provide care to vulnerable adults in this free online caregiving course.
This caregiving course provides the skills required to practise as a care assistant who helps patients, who might be elderly or incapacitated, to recover and maintain optimal health. We explain how various communication techniques and social skills can help you to support patients and make sure their daily needs, which include personal hygiene and grooming, are met. We answer questions like ‘what is rehab care?’ and ‘what is end-of-life care?’.
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9 Lessons
The Fundamental Concepts of Care
This module will begin by helping you examine the role and responsibilities of a care assistant. We will also help you with active listening and empathy in caregiving. This module will help you understand providing assistance with personal hygiene and grooming. Finally, this module will answer questions like, What are skin care and pressure ulcer?
1.Learning Outcomes
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2.Introduction to the Care Assistant Role
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3.Communication Skills in Care
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4.Personal Care and Hygiene
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5.Health and Safety
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6.Nutrition and Hydration
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7.Mobility and Positioning
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8.Understanding medication principles and regulations
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9.Lesson Summary
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The Process of Specialized Care
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Course assessment
Comments5 Comments

Ashleigh C.July 24, 2025
Very interesting course. I forgot helpful and informative, id happily recommend this course.

Gheorghita S.June 15, 2025
Thank you so much for your help

Dr. Uqbah I.June 07, 2025
Great course

Geraldine B.Aprpril 03, 2025
I enjoyed it very much

Rehan M.January 19, 2025
That's a very good course and I like it. It is a good feeling that I am claiming my certificate after the completion of the course.
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