Family Support for Elderly Patients Course
Gain confidence in supporting elderly patients and their families through home-care planning, dementia and fall risk assessment, caregiver burnout prevention, and navigating community resources, all tailored for social work practice in South Africa. This course equips you with practical strategies to ensure safe, coordinated care at home while addressing emotional and legal challenges effectively.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides practical tools for safe home care planning, daily routines, mobility, nutrition, sleep, and medication management for elderly patients. You will learn to access community services, prevent caregiver burnout, support families with dementia, and tackle safety, legal, and communication issues to deliver respectful, consistent home care.
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Develop skills
- Home care planning: design safe routines, mobility support, and fall prevention.
- Dementia family support: explain behaviours and coach calm, practical responses.
- Caregiver burnout prevention: teach stress signs, self-care, and respite options.
- Community resource navigation: link families to local services and respite care.
- Family communication: lead meetings, resolve conflict, and set realistic care goals.
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