Support for Elderly's Daily Living 5-Course Champion Pack

The Support for Elderly's Daily Living Champion Pack Content provides practical ideas about how people can be supported to live life in the way they choose at home and in residential aged care. It also reminds readers about the types of hazards and strategies to reduce the risk of injury from falls, and how to promote people’s abilities as opposed to focusing on their disabilities. Additionally, it covers sensory loss which has been identified as a high risk for older people and outlines ways in which aged care workers can encourage and support these individuals to maintain their quality of life. Finally, the learning resource provides information about the role of different muscle groups and the importance of maintaining muscle strength.

Support for Elderly's Daily Living 5-Course Champion Pack

About Me Standard 4: Services and supports for daily living – Video 4.5/5 (402 reviews)

This learning resource goes through the requirements of standard 4 from the experience of the older person.

It provides some practical ideas about how people can be supported to live life in the way they choice at home and in residential aged care.

This video will take you about 15 minutes to watch.

Others who have reviewed this learning resource strongly agree it is relevant for providing care or services to older people.

Falls - Interactive, assessment-based learning activity 4.5/5 (445 reviews)

The risk of falls can be reduced and as a frontline carer you will spot the hazards and respond.

This learning resource will be a good reminder about the types of hazards and strategies to reduce the risk of and injury from falls.

This learning resource provides an overview and covers: Falls hazards; Risk assessment; Implementing falls prevention strategies Incident reporting; Safety and assistance after a fall.

The average time for this learning resources is 30 minutes. But if you have some time check out the additional reading resources to really build your knowledge about falls!

Others who have reviewed this learning resource strongly agree it was interesting and easy to complete.

Enablement and optimising wellbeing - Interactive, assessment-based learning activity 4.5/5 (700 reviews)

When we focus on people’s abilities and provide them with encouragement and the right resources all aspects of their wellbeing will improve.

Older people have the right to do as much as they choose and have the level of independence they desire.

Take the time to think about how you promote people’s abilities as opposed to focusing on their disabilities you work through this learning resource.

This learning resource provides an overview and covers: Principles of enablement; Service and service user implications; Implementing an enablement model of care.

The average time for this learning resources is 30 minutes. But if you have some time check out the additional reading resources to really build your knowledge about enablement and optimising wellbeing!

Others who have reviewed this learning resource strongly agree they can apply their knowledge and understanding to improve the care or services they are responsible for at their workplace.

Sensory Loss Look and Act Toolkit 4.5/5 (330 reviews)

Sensory Loss has been identified as a high risk for older people and when poorly managed it can have a great impact on their quality of life.

Your capacity to recognise and respond to sensory loss will reduce the impact of these disabilities.

This resource covers signs and symptoms, how to respond, includes a short video and a few questions.

The average time for this learning resources is 15 minutes. It will work on your phone and is a handy resource to go back to or use in your workplace.

Others who have reviewed this learning resource strongly agree it will assist them to uphold the rights of older people receiving care or services.

Mobility and Dexterity - Interactive, assessment-based learning activity 4.5/5 (300 reviews)

Older people can and want to improve their mobility and dexterity. As an aged care worker, the encouragement and support you provide can result in real improvement and build people’s confidence to stay active.

This learning resource will add to or refresh your knowledge about role of different muscle groups and the important of maintaining muscle strength.

This learning resource provides an overview and covers: Promoting independence; Exercise and activity; Mobility aids and equipment; Dexterity aids and equipment.

The average time for this learning resources is 30 minutes. But if you have some time check out the additional reading resources to really build your knowledge about mobility and dexterity!

Others who have reviewed this learning resource strongly agree it has added to or refreshed their knowledge and understanding of the topic.