Sector-specific

Social and healthcare support for people with Alzheimer’s who require care

Health and Wellbeing

100 h

Introduction

This Course on Social and Health Care for People with Alzheimer’s Disease Who Require Care offers specialised training in one of the most important areas of the social and healthcare sector. The Alzheimer's disease is currently the most common cause of dementia in older people, as it is a serious, degenerative disorder caused by the progressive loss of brain neurons, the cause of which is not yet fully understood.

Throughout the course, students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the social and healthcare support for patients with Alzheimer's disease, developing the practical and interpersonal skills essential for providing appropriate, professional and high-quality care.

Objectives

Identify the organisational model and the operation of the social care organisations aimed at target groups.
Set the involvement in organising social and healthcare activities, explaining the collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Bring the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations most useful in tackling the forms of dementia, based on the the best available scientific evidence.
To promote coordination and development of specialist medical services for Alzheimer’s disease, whilst also strengthening the social and health services.
Applying techniques and care suitable for patients with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
To get to know Nutrition and dietary practices in older people.
Gain an understanding of the food preservation and handling, avoiding infections and associated conditions.
Recognising situations where abuse of patients with dementia and cognitive impairment.
Training in hygiene and personal care techniques.
To know the the main health conditions associated with old age.
Apply support techniques and strategies in carrying out activities of daily living.
Identify and select communication strategies which promote the social relationships among dependants, using alternative communication resources and systems whenever necessary.

PART 1. SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANISATION OF INTERVENTIONS AT INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL
TRAINING MODULE 1. SUPPORT WITH THE RECEPTION AND WELCOME OF DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN CARE SETTINGS
TEACHING UNIT 1. INTERVENTION IN THE CARE OF DEPENDENT PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
TEACHING UNIT 2. PROCEDURES FOR THE RECEPTION AND WELCOME OF RESIDENTS.
TRAINING MODULE 2. SUPPORT IN ORGANISING ACTIVITIES FOR DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN CARE HOMES
TEACHING UNIT 1. PARTICIPATION IN THE PREPARATION OF ACTIVITIES IN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
TEACHING UNIT 2. ORGANISING ACTIVITIES IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS.
TEACHING UNIT 3. PARTICIPATION IN THE FUNCTIONAL ORGANISATION OF A SOCIAL AND HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION.
TEACHING UNIT 4. COLLABORATION ON THE INDIVIDUALISED CARE PLAN AND BASIC WORK DOCUMENTATION.

PART 2. CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
TEACHING UNIT 1. CONCEPTS RELATING TO AGEING AND HEALTH
TEACHING UNIT 2. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF AGEING
TEACHING UNIT 3. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE ELDERLY
TEACHING UNIT 4. DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA
TEACHING UNIT 5. CLINICAL AND COGNITIVE SYMPTOMS IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
TEACHING UNIT 6. TREATMENT: GENERAL MEASURES
TEACHING UNIT 7. CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
TEACHING UNIT 8. THE ROLE OF THE CARER
TEACHING UNIT 9. HELP AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS. A GUIDE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
TEACHING UNIT 10. CONCEPTS RELATED TO GERIATRICS
TEACHING UNIT 11. SOCIAL AND HEALTHCARE RESOURCES APPLIED TO EA TREATMENT
TEACHING UNIT 12. BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
TEACHING UNIT 13. TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF SKIN INJURIES
TEACHING UNIT 14. CHARACTERISTICS OF DISEASES IN GERIATRICS
TEACHING UNIT 15. GENERAL HYGIENE
TEACHING UNIT 16. FOOD AND NUTRITION: THEIR IMPORTANCE TO HEALTH
TEACHING UNIT 17. FOOD HANDLING
TEACHING UNIT 18. FOOD STORAGE AND PRESERVATION
TEACHING UNIT 19. THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION
TEACHING UNIT 20. ABUSE AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

PART 3. PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, RELATIONAL AND COMMUNICATIVE CARE IN INSTITUTIONS
TRAINING MODULE 1. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN CARE HOMES
TEACHING UNIT 1. PARTICIPATION IN THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE OF DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS IN A SOCIAL AND HEALTHCARE FACILITY.
TEACHING UNIT 2. RECOGNISING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN CARE HOMES.
TEACHING UNIT 3. SUPPORT FOR USERS.
TRAINING MODULE 2. MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN CARE FACILITIES
TEACHING UNIT 1. MAINTAINING AND TRAINING COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN EVERYDAY SITUATIONS WITHIN THE INSTITUTION.
TEACHING UNIT 2. MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE SKILLS IN EVERYDAY SITUATIONS WITHIN THE INSTITUTION.
TRAINING MODULE 3. COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR WORKING WITH DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN CARE SETTINGS
TEACHING UNIT 1. IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS WITH THE USER.
TEACHING UNIT 2. THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE AND AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES.

Social and healthcare support for people with Alzheimer’s who require care

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