Understanding Personal Care Needs

Personal care helps to support someone's health and wellbeing by assisting with day-to-day tasks such as washing, applying creams or lotion, dressing and brushing their teeth. Ensuring the support is tailored to tailored to the individuals needs.

Course Description

Britain has an increasingly ageing population, and the number of adults needing around-the-clock care is on the rise. As well as the need for medical care, there is also a need for high levels of personal care to allow those who need support to live as comfortably as possible. This fully online qualification helps you to develop a person-centred approach to delivering high levels of personal care. You will cover how to support personal hygiene, foot care, oral health, pressure area care, and sepsis.

Modules Covered

1 - Understanding person-centred care
2 - Supporting personal hygiene
3 - Understanding foot care for individuals
4 - Understanding how to support individuals to maintain oral health
5 - Understanding pressure area care
6 - Understanding sepsis

Accreditation

Fully Accredited

This course is nationally accredited!

We are partnered with the nation's leading colleges and training providers across the United Kingdom. This means many of our qualifications, including this one, are nationally recognised.

This course is nationally accredited! It has been quality checked by an external awarding body to ensure you get the best possible results.

Benefits

• Achieve a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification
• Further your personal and professional development
• Learn at a time that suits you without the need to attend college
• Improve quality of life for those who need care