Residential Care

Course Description: Discover how to bathe and assist with the personal grooming of a person who is confined to bed, while maintaining their dignit...

Course Description: Risk assessment is an integral part of everyday care. Recognise your role and responsibilities when assessing risk. Learning O...

Course Description: Recognise the role advance care planning plays in promoting quality care at the end of life. Explore key steps in developing a...

Course Description: Falls are one of the leading causes of injury and death in older people. This course will explore the falls management process...

Course Description: Neurological observations are used to determine the neurological status of an individual who is at risk of deterioration or ha...

Course Description: Dementia, depression and delirium are conditions that require individualised support. This course presents how to recognise th...

Course Description: Changes in a resident’s condition can be swift or gradual. Clinical staff play a vital role in ensuring early intervention and...

Course Description:  As symptoms progress, a person living with dementia may find it increasingly difficult to express their needs. Changes in beh...

Course Description:  Effective documentation is key to gaining insight into changes in behaviour among residents living with dementia. This course...

Course Description:  It is important for staff to be able to identify causes and triggers for changes in behaviour among residents living with dem...

Course Description:  The Code of Conduct for Aged Care (the Code) outlines the behaviour that all staff are expected to comply with, under the Age...

Course Description:  A care plan is a dynamic document identifying an individual’s needs, preferences, goals and support strategies. This course e...

Course Description: Care staff play a vital role in monitoring the needs of people they support. This course describes how to recognise changes in...

Course Description: The Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) will replace the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) on 1 Oc...

Course Description: All people have spiritual needs, which may be separate from religion. In this course we explore the various forms that spiritu...

Course Description: Restrictive practices and the use of restraints can impact a person’s human rights and quality of life, safety and dignity. In...

Course Description: To reinforce for staff the importance of understanding how to use an infusion device including the management principles, moni...

Course Description: Failure to maintain standards and safe practice can affect the individual, health professional and the organisation. This cour...

Course Description: Meaningful activities play a pivotal role towards meeting a person's needs and can improve health and wellbeing.  This course ...

Course Description: Infectious diseases can spread easily in the residential care setting and quickly turn into an outbreak, leading to increased ...

Course Description: This course provides an overview of open disclosure, how the concept is reflected in the Aged Care Quality Standards and inter...

Course Description: Dignity of risk supports individuals to take positive risks that can lead to improved quality of life, independence and self-e...

Course Description: Psychotropic medications can be prescribed for older people to treat certain conditions; however, there are risks associated w...

Course Description: You may encounter individual's in your daily routine, who live with a stoma to assist waste to leave the body. In this course ...

Course Description: Every person we care for has individual needs and preferences. This course outlines the principles of person-centred care, exa...

Course Description: This course contains updated information on COVID-19, prevention of transmission, standard and transmission based precautions...

Course Description: People living in residential care come from a variety of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This course explor...

Course Description: Ensuring residents safety is part of your everyday role, but what about your responsibilities in a fire emergency? This course...

Course Description: All Australians have a right to live free from abuse and neglect and it is essential that everyone working in the care...

Course Description: Older Australians now number around 3½ million, with loneliness and social isolation becoming an increasing problem for them a...

Course Description: Pain can be a debilitating experience for the older person, affecting them both mentally and physically. This course explains ...

Course Description: Pain can be a debilitating experience for the older person, affecting them both mentally and physically. This course explains...

Course Description: In this course, we highlight the importance of effective laundry procedures and identify safe working systems that reduce risk...

Course Description: This course explores the principles of managing handover to promote effective communication and consistent levels of care. You...

Course Description: Anxiety can be experienced in many ways and can often interrupt a person’s daily living routines. This course identifies diffe...

Course Description: In this course you will learn how sleep patterns and routines change as people get older, and how people living with dementia ...