Geriatric Care Aide

Eligibility: 

10th Pass

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Job Description:

Geriatric Care Aide provides routine individualized care to geriatrics and assists other healthcare providers majorly in home/ old age home (including assisted living facilities) settings, rehabilitation facilities or in hospitals in maintaining daily living activities for geriatrics. These individuals support patient by undertaking non-clinical tasks or the activities that have been prescribed by the healthcare team members.

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Course Outcomes:

• Explain the role of Geriatric Care Aide in hospital/home/old age care settings.
• Demonstrate basic healthcare needs of ambulatory conscious elderly people.
• List the basic healthcare needs of ambulatory conscious elderly people, non-ambulatory / bedridden frail elderly people etc.
• Build a comprehensive knowledge base on basic issues in geriatric care.
• Enhance their skill and capacities in counsel and manage older persons who are at home, admitted in healthcare institutions.
• Demonstrate techniques to maintain the personal hygiene needs of an elderly patient.
• Demonstrate right methods of bio-medical waste management.
• Demonstrate techniques to assist older persons in maintaining their activities of daily living.
• Demonstrate Basic Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and other actions in the eventof medical and facility emergencies.
• Demonstrate good communication, communicate accurately and appropriately in the role ofGeriatric Care Aide.
• Getting along with, working with and co-operating with caregivers/family members who are alsotaking care of older persons.
• Demonstrate professional behavior, personal qualities, and characteristics of a Geriatric CareAide.

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Course Duration:

1070 hours

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Certification:

Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC)

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