Practical Home Care Support Course
Gain confidence in home support for stroke survivors. This hands-on course equips social workers with essential skills in safe mobility, medication oversight, skin integrity, fall prevention, and caregiver wellbeing, enhancing safety, dignity, and life quality for clients.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Practical Home Care Support Course delivers straightforward, step-by-step techniques to assist adults safely at home following stroke or major illness. Master prevention of pressure injuries, secure patient transfers, medication and symptom surveillance, personal hygiene routines, nutritional guidance, fall risk reduction, emotional care provision, and self-care for caregivers, enabling effective service coordination, hazard minimisation, and fostering home comfort, respect, and security.
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Develop skills
- Pressure injury prevention: conduct skin assessments, proper positioning, and use support aids.
- Medication and vital signs monitoring: record dosages, observe side effects, and identify warning signs.
- Safe transfers and mobility: utilise correct body mechanics, gait belts, and fall recovery techniques.
- Home safety modifications: adjust environments, equipment, and routines to minimise fall hazards.
- Post-stroke care coordination: evaluate daily activities, caregiver burden, and required resources.
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