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Elderly Home Carers Workshop (EHCW)

 

 

Course Objective:

To satisfy candidates who are interested in acquiring home care and first aid skills for elderly. This course contents include understanding of ageing process, basic needs of elderly, home care tips such as catering, transportation, skin & wound care, prevention of fall, basic first aid skills, immediate management of accidents / medical emergencies etc. After course completion, candidates could understand certain home caring and first aid skills, but not attaining the qualification of “Qualified First Aider”.

 

Course Contents:

  • Ageing Process
  • Basic Needs of an elderly
  • Personal Hygiene: Skin and Wound Management
  • Personal Hygiene: Continence Care
  • Mobility: Use of Walking aids & Wheelchair
  • Mobility: Transfer skills
  • Feeding techniques & Dietary tips
  • Introduction of Gerontech Service
  • Principles of First Aid
  • Choking Management
  • CPR & AED
  • Medical Emergencies: CHD, Stroke
  • Bleeding Management (Basic)
  • Fracture Management (Basic)
  • Burn & Scald Management
  • Fall Prevention & Home Safety

 

Course Duration: 12 hours

 

Class Size: 10 to 20 candidates per class

 

Entry Requirement: Aged 15 or above

 

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese or English

 

Instructor: Registered Nurse and First Aid Lecturer of Hong Kong Red Cross

 

Course Fee: Including 2 CPR face shields for practical use, bandage pack, dressing set, course notes and attendance certificate

Medium of Instruction

Individual Application

Group Application

Cantonese

HK$1,000 per head

HK$1,000 per head

(Minimum charge 10 persons)

English

HK$1,200 per head

HK$1,200 per head

(Minimum charge 10 persons)

 

Certificate:

Students should have 100% attendance in order to get the Elderly Home Carers Workshop Attendance Certificate

 

Training Venue:

We could provide training at client’s premises; clients can also rent our premises for training. Please contact our staff for details.

 

*Remarks - Hong Kong Red Cross reserves all rights to make alternation on the above terms and acceptance of student enrollment.