Lesson 1Pain check in older adults: self-report, watching tools for those with mind troubles, pattern and effect of painExplains top practice for checking pain in older adults, stressing self-report, proven watching tools for mind impairment, analysis of pain patterns, and how pain affects sleep, mood, movement, and joining in daily tasks in Ghanaian communities.
Basics of self-reported pain checkPain measures for residents with mind impairmentChecking pain pattern, causes, and lengthEffect of pain on daily function, mood, and sleepRe-checking and recording pain reactionsLesson 2Organised physical check: heart and blood, breathing, muscles and bones (including movement and walk), skin health, and bladder controlLooks into a head-to-toe, body-system physical check for older adults, focusing on heart and blood, breathing, muscles and bones, skin, and bladder control to find early worsening, guide actions, and support safe daily care in Ghana.
Heart and blood check and vital signs trendsBreathing check and breath sound shiftsMuscle and bone strength, movement, and walk studySkin health, pressure sore and wound screeningBladder and bowel control check toolsLesson 3Daily living status check: basic daily tasks, advanced daily tasks, movement aids use, moving from place to place, and help needsShows how to check daily living status using basic daily tasks, advanced daily tasks, movement, moving, and help needs, to set starting function, plan recovery, share resources, and watch changes over time in Ghanaian elder care.
Checking basic daily tasks and care relianceEvaluating advanced daily tasks and community lifeMovement aids use and safe methodsMoving ability and hand-help needsSetting real daily goals with residentsLesson 4Fall danger check details: surroundings review, shoes, sudden low blood pressure, many medicines and sense lossesCenters on detailed fall danger check, including surroundings, shoes, sudden low blood pressure, many medicines, and sense losses, to make aimed prevention plans and cut injury danger in older adults in Ghana.
Using proven fall danger check toolsSurroundings and tools safety reviewShoes, foot issues, and movement aidsScreening for sudden low blood pressureMany medicines and calming drug dangersSight, hearing, and other sense lossesLesson 5Gathering true history in first 48 hours: past health history, fall history, social history, culture likes, and advance plansGives a frame for gathering true history within 48 hours, including past health and fall history, social background, culture likes, and advance care plans, to guide personal, value-based care plans in Ghanaian settings.
Past health and operation history gatheringPast falls, hurts, and close-miss eventsSocial history, habits, and support groupsCulture, spirit, and language likesAdvance plans and care goalsLesson 6Social and family check: ability, family worries, visit frequency, culture and language needsExplains how to check social supports, family ways, decision ability, and carer worries, while finding culture, spirit, and language needs that shape care planning, talking, and resident joining in Ghana.
Checking social support and living setupsEvaluating decision ability signsFinding family worries and hopesCulture, spirit, and language care needsCarer stress, load, and rest needsLesson 7Medicine review on entry: matching process, high-danger medicines for older adults, mixes and anti-cholinergic loadReviews safe medicine matching on entry, focusing on checking histories, finding high-danger drugs, spotting mixes and anti-cholinergic load, and working with chemists and doctors in Ghanaian care.
Gathering full medicine historyFinding high-danger drugs in elder careSpotting drug mixes and repeatsChecking anti-cholinergic and calming loadWorking with chemists and doctorsLesson 8Food and water screening: weights, food/water intake watching, swallowing danger signs, mouth healthOutlines food and water screening, including weight history, intake watching, swallowing danger, and mouth health, to spot poor food, water loss, and choking danger, and guide quick referrals and care planning in Ghana.
Starting weight, body mass, and weight change trendsUsing poor food screening toolsWatching food and water intake trulySpotting swallowing and choking danger signsMouth health, false teeth, and swallowing effectLesson 9Record standards and shift handover: use of organised forms and sharing key findings to team within 48 hoursDescribes record and shift handover standards for first 48 hours, stressing organised forms, clear health thinking, danger summaries, and quick sharing of key findings to the team in Ghanaian facilities.
Using organised entry check formsWriting clear, short health notesSumming key dangers and main pointsSpoken and written handover to teamTime limits and duty in first 48 hoursLesson 10Mind and mood check: when and how to check mind and mood, starting mind watching, side history from familyCovers organised check of mind and mood, including when to screen, how to pick tools, and how to read results, while mixing starting watching and family input to tell apart confusion, mind loss, and low mood in Ghana.
Screening for confusion, mind loss, and low moodPicking and using mind screening toolsMood check and self-harm danger signsGathering side history from family or carersRecording starting mind and actions
