Family Support for Elderly Patients Course
Gain confidence in supporting elderly adults 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 Zambia.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical tools for safe home care planning, daily routines, mobility, nutrition, sleep, and medication management for elderly patients. Master navigating community services, preventing caregiver burnout, aiding families with dementia, and tackling safety, legal, and communication issues to ensure coordinated, respectful 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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