Module 2: Daily Care Essentials
This workbook is designed to support you in learning safe, effective, and compassionate techniques for providing daily care at home. Use the exercises and checklists to guide your practice.
Caring for a Loved One at Home: A Beginner’s Guide for Family Carers
This course is a gentle, step-by-step introduction to the practical skills, emotional insights, and everyday planning that family carers need to support a loved one at home. It’s ideal for beginners, new carers, and anyone who wants to provide care with confidence, clarity, and compassion.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Assist with personal care tasks like bathing and dressing
- Use safe techniques for lifting and supporting mobility
- Communicate clearly and calmly with the person they care for
- Manage medication prompts and meal planning
- Take care of their own emotional wellbeing and avoid burnout
Course Modules
Module 1: Getting Started as a Family Carer
- Module 2: Daily Care Skills and Routines
- Module 3: Mobility and Safety at Home
- Module 4: Communication and Emotional Support
- Module 5: Planning Ahead and Looking After You
Course Features
- 5 self-paced modules
- Video presentations for each topic
- Workbooks and checklists to support learning
- Bonus downloadables to print and use
- Certificate of Completion
- Friendly, plain-English explanations
- Accessible on mobile, tablet, and desktop
What the course covers
Module 5: Planning Ahead and Looking After You
This final module helps you understand when and how to get additional help, how to stay within the law, and how to make sure both you and your loved one are protected.
Workbooks
Each workbook goes with the module of the same number.
- Module 1 Workbook Caring for a Loved One at Home
- Module 3 Workbook: Moving & Positioning at Home
- Module 4 Workbook: Communication & Emotional Support