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Geriatric Care Aid
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Course Overview
At the end of the program, the learner should have acquired the listed knowledge and skills.
Explain the role of Geriatric Care Aide in hospital/home/old age care settings.
Demonstrate basic healthcare needs of ambulatory conscious elderly people.
List the basic healthcare needs of ambulatory conscious elderly people, non-ambulatory / bed-ridden frail elderly people etc.
Build a comprehensive knowledge base on basic issues in geriatric care.
Enhance their skill and capacities in counsel and manage older persons who are at home, admitted in healthcare institutions.
Demonstrate techniques to maintain the personal hygiene needs of an elderly patient.
Demonstrate right methods of bio-medical waste management.
Demonstrate techniques to assist older persons in maintaining their activities of daily living.
Demonstrate Basic Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and other actions in the event of medical and facility emergencies.
Demonstrate good communication, communicate accurately and appropriately in the role of Geriatric Care Aide.
Getting along with, working with and co-operating with caregivers/family members who are also taking care of older persons.
Demonstrate professional behaviour, personal qualities, and characteristics of a Geriatric Care Aide.
Start Date : 13/12/2023
( 10th pass / Passion oriented candidate )
₹ 25,000.00
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Geriatric Care Aide (GCA) usually work in a hospital and home/Old Age Homes environment and may be called by similar names such as Elderly Care Aides, Nursing Aides. Internationally, they are usually called Nursing Aides or Patient Care Aides.
They work in collaboration with (and usually under the supervision of) doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers to deliver the prescribed healthcare services to their patients.
As they deal with elderly / old age patients, essential qualities include an orientation to knowledge on geriatric illnesses and special needs, service, empathy, basic communication skills and the ability to follow orders and behave ethically.
Discuss & verbalize the role of a basic care provider Demonstrate basic healthcare needs of ambulatory conscious elderly people Build a comprehensive knowledge base on basic issues in geriatric care Demonstrate techniques to maintain the personal hygiene needs of an elderly patient Demonstrate professional techniques in feeding Promote safety, understand usage of protective devices and demonstrate precautions to be taken while usage of equipment and devices Demonstrate Basic Life Support, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and other actions in the event of medical and facility emergencies Practice infection control measures Demonstrate right methods of bio-medical waste management Demonstrate professional behavior, personal qualities and characteristics of a Geriatric Care Aide Build an understanding of various situations and innovative approaches in the field of ageing Enhance knowledge in resource management, advocacy and networking Enhance skill and capacities in counseling and management of age care institutions Demonstrate good communication, communicate accurately and appropriately in the role of Geriatric Care Aide and demonstrate professional appearance and demeanor.
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Mar Gregorios Educational Society (MGES)
Mar Gregorios Educational Society(MGES) is formed and managed by members who are technocrats with many years of experience in building, developing and successfully managing educational institutions for the past 21 years. The society runs Saintgits Group of institutions which is one of the highly respected names in the unaided higher education space of Kerala.
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