Module one covers laws, rules, and procedures, as well as the many tasks of key care workers. However, fundamental notions must be addressed first. Throughout this course, "resident" has been used to refer to care recipients.
Brief Description of Health and Safety in Care Setting
Easy
3 mins
Waleed Khalid
The course titled "Health and Safety in a Care Setting" is a comprehensive training program that prioritizes the safety and well-being of persons in a care setting.
Module 7: The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
Easy
15 mins
Waleed Khalid
This module covers the malnutrition universal screening tool also known as MUST. MUST is a five step screening tool to identify adults who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. It also contains an overview of how to develop a care plan and why we use a screening tool?
Module 6: Malnutrition and Over nutrition
Easy
19 mins
Waleed Khalid
This module covers the subjects of malnutrition and over nutrition. Malnutrition is defined as a state of nutrition in which a lack of protein energy and nutrients causes measurable adverse effects on tissue and or body form, composition, function or clinical outcome.
Module 5: Through-life nutrition
Easy
18 mins
Waleed Khalid
This module covers through life nutrition. The nutrition we need at various stages of our lives starting with food for young children right through to nutrition for the elderly. We will start with food for young children.
Module 4: Hydration
Easy
15 mins
Waleed Khalid
In this module, we will cover a subject of hydration. Water is essential for life and it is very significant to get the right amount of fluid to be healthy. It also has the added advantage of having no kilojoules.
Module 3: The Eat well Plate
Easy
21 mins
Waleed Khalid
In module 3, we are going to start with a phrase “The eat-well plate”. What is a healthy diet? No single food apart from breast milk contains all the essential nutrients. The body needs to be healthy and function in an effective way.
Module 2: Defining the Terms
Easy
12 mins
Waleed Khalid
In this module, defining the terms if you are part of a team responsible for people’s nutrition and hydration; it is significant that everyone understands the terms that are being used when providing routine services or when you are reading about the subject or attending training sessions.
Module 1: The Course Structure
Easy
2 mins
Waleed Khalid
This module will start by defining the various terms used when learning about nutrition and hydration in care environments. It is important that everyone understands the terms and uses the correct ones if you are to work together as a team.
Brief Description of Nutrition and Hydration
Easy
2 mins
Waleed Khalid
According to Age UK, 1 in 10 older people are undernourished. Of these, over 90% live in the community rather than in residential elderly care. Also, the NHS states that 35% of those admitted to care homes are also affected by malnutrition.
