Caregivers Training

Skills and Knowledge

​To ensure that our caregivers are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills, we organize and provide caregiver training courses to our caregivers. These courses are conducted by our in-house Senior Staff Nurses who are experienced nurse practitioners. Topics covered include basic understanding of human body, common diseases of the elderly, managing the health of our elderly, safe practices and procedures, understanding aging and diseases and its effects on the physical and mental well being of patients.

The objectives of the course include:

• ​Learn professionalism in caregiving
• Understand the science behind safe and professional caregiving techniques and procedures
• Acquire the art of effective communication with the elderly
• Learn theory and practical hands on sessions in the classroom

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Students will learn: 

• How to deliver high quality bedside nursing care to patients who need help with their Activities of Daily Living
• Know more about diseases and medical conditions like Stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia, Diabetes, High Blood pressure and other common diseases of the elderly
• Learn best practices for delivering care safely and professionally
• Build rapport and communicate better with their patients
• Learn specific nursing procedures like NGT Tube feeding, suppository use, IDC care  ​​

Course Outline

Total course duration is 7 sessions conducted over 3.5 Sundays. Participants will receive a Course Certificate upon completion of the course and passing a course assessment. The course fee is S$400.

Class 1: Understand Aging and diseases prevalent in the elderly Vital Signs monitoring (Practical)
Class 2: Effective Communication with the elderly Infection control practices (Practical) About Diabetes (Practical)
Class 3: Hygiene, Skin Care and Pressure Sores (Practical)
Class 4: Transferring and Mobility assistance (Practical) Safety at Home and Fall Prevention
Class 5: Bowel and bladder care management (Practical)
Class 6: Medication management Insulin injection (Practical) NGT tube feeding (Practical)
​Class 7: Assessment (Practical and Written tests)