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Recognising and Reporting Changes in Residents’ Health

An education package

Personal Care Workers (PCWs) and Personal Care Assistants (PCAs) are at the front line of care in aged care and they have a crucial role in the early identification of the deteriorating resident. Being able to recognise and report changes in residents’ health early, can prevent admission to hospital.

This resource has been developed by the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) to enable PCWs/PCAs to recognise changes in the health of residents and report these changes to the appropriate person.

ACEBAC is an internationally recognised leader in evidence-based aged care and has a wealth of experience developing, identifying and promoting the dissemination and integration of evidence into aged care practice.

The package is interactive and engaging and was developed using principles of adult learning. It can be delivered to current care staff as a refresher, or to those who are new to aged care.

What is the training package?

This package comprises eight modules which can be taught over 10 hours. Modules can be delivered individually or as an entire package, to individuals or small groups, and in any order.

Why choose us?

LOW COST

This education package costs just $1200 and provides a low-cost option to professional development.

FLEXIBLE

This education package allows training to run in time blocks that suit an aged care facility’s daily activities.

EASY TO USE

This education package can be easily delivered by nurses in the aged care facility and is fun, engaging and interactive.

What will Personal Care Workers/Personal Care Assistants learn?

Each module supports understanding of:

  • how the body system works
  • the ageing process and what happens to the body
  • how to recognise a change in residents’ health and wellbeing
  • how to report these changes verbally and in writing.

 

The modules cover:

Communication

Wellbeing

Movement and mobility

Skin

Breathing

Eating, drinking & elimination

Mental awareness

End of life

What does the package contain?

  • Presentation slides with text, case studies/vignettes, video clips and images
  • One hardcopy of the facilitator manual
  • Ten participant workbooks
  • Activity sheets, flash cards and templates
  • A summary sheet for each module
  • Test questions and answers for each module
  • PDFs for self-print option.

How do I purchase the package?

This education package costs $1,200 (Incl GST) per facility, plus an additional delivery charge.

To purchase this education package, your facility will need to complete and sign a Licence Agreement. You can access the Licence Agreement through the La Trobe University Executive and Professional Education (EPE) online registration system.

Once the Licence Agreement has been signed and returned to the email: education.package@latrobe.edu.au, you can proceed with ordering and paying for the education package through the online registration system.

Note: if you would like more than one facility to be able to use this education package, you will need to include the name of each facility on the Licence Agreement and then purchase (at cost) additional education packages for each facility listed.

Receive a discount when you purchase more than 5 packages!

Have questions? Connect with us.

Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), La Trobe University