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CPD-accredited course
Personal Care
Give personal care with dignity, consent and skill, from washing, intimate care, dressing, oral care and continence to emotional support, handling refusal, and recording and reporting concerns.
- About 60 minutes
- 6 modules, 20 lessons
- Any device
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What you'll learn
- Give care that respects dignity, privacy, choice, culture and independence
- Ask for consent, and know what to do if someone refuses or can't decide
- Help people wash, bathe and shower, and give intimate care sensitively
- Support dressing, grooming, skin and oral care
- Support continence with dignity, including catheter care
- Build trust and respond calmly when people are anxious
- Spot changes and signs of harm, and record and report them
Who this course is for
Carers who help people with washing, dressing, continence and other personal care.
- Carers and support workers in care homes and homecare
- New starters as part of their induction
- Experienced staff refreshing their practice
Course outline
6 modules and 20 lessons, taken in order.
Module 1Introduction3 lessons
- Learning Objectives
- Personal Care Overview
- Roles & Responsibilities
Module 2Understanding Individual Needs5 lessons
- Person-Centred Care
- Dignity, Privacy and Consent
- Respect For Diversity
- Physical Needs
- Emotional Needs
- Module quiz
Module 3Personal Care Tasks6 lessons
- Bathing & Showering
- Intimate Care
- Dressing & Grooming
- Oral Care
- Toileting and Continence Care
- Assisting with Mobility
- Module quiz
Module 4Emotional Support & Communication3 lessons
- Building Trust & Rapport
- Supporting Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Handling Refusal and Distress
- Module quiz
Module 5Documentation and Reporting2 lessons
- Reporting Concerns and Changes
- Recording Care and Safeguarding
- Module quiz
Module 6Summary1 lesson
- Key Learning Points
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