Practical Home Care Support Course
Gain confidence in home care 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 to enhance safety, dignity, and life quality for patients at home.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
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 post-stroke or major illness. Master preventing pressure injuries, executing safe transfers, monitoring medications and symptoms, managing hygiene and nutrition, averting falls, offering emotional aid, and practising self-care as a caregiver. Equip yourself to organise services, lower hazards, and foster comfort, respect, and steadiness in the home setting.
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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 response protocols.
- Home safety modifications: adjust living spaces, install aids, and revise routines to minimise fall risks.
- Post-stroke care coordination: evaluate daily activities, caregiver stress, and required resources.
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