Health & Social Care Training for Elderly Care in Aberdeen
Health & Social Care Training for Elderly Care in Aberdeen
At GSR Training, we are passionate about improving the quality of care provided to older adults through practical, engaging, and immersive learning experiences. Our Health & Social Care training courses in Aberdeen are enhanced by Nana's Hoose, our unique training environment designed to recreate a typical Scottish family home from the 1980s. Inspired by our founder's own grandmother's home, Nana's Hoose allows learners to step into a realistic setting that helps them better understand the daily experiences, challenges, and needs of older people receiving care.
By moving beyond the traditional classroom, learners can explore topics such as dementia, communication, person-centred care, falls prevention, safeguarding, and supporting independence within a familiar home environment.
This immersive approach encourages discussion, reflection, and a deeper understanding of how care practices impact the lives of older adults. Whether you are a care worker, support worker, healthcare professional, or care provider, our training is designed to build confidence, develop practical skills, and promote compassionate, high-quality care for older people across Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland.
Health & Social Care Training Courses in Aberdeen
Introduction to Care Training
Introduction to Care Training
Introduction to Care Training
Why take this course?
Looking to enter the care sector? Then this course is for you! All practical and face to face training delivered in our training centre. It is an ideal introduction into a care career and all that it offers. You should enjoy working with people, be compassionate, have a sense of fun and want to help others live their lives to the full. On completion there will be a discussion to talk about your career or future training aspirations.
You will cover:
- Duty of Care
- SSSC
- Care Standards
- Safeguarding and Boundaries
- Infection Control
- Moving and Handling Practical
- Good communication
- Health and Safety
- Abuse Awareness
- Equality and Diversity
- Fire Prevention and Awareness
- Person Centred Care
- Privacy and Dignity
Learning Outcomes:
- Gain sound knowledge and training to enter into the Health and Social Care sector
- Be confident when starting new job roles that you have an understanding of the importance on the correct delivery of care
Method of study: Practical Student Certification: Accredited Level 1
Dementia Awareness Training
Introduction to Care Training
Introduction to Care Training
You will cover:
- Knowledge on how to improve care delivered to people with dementia
- Knowledge on how to support relationships of people with dementia
- Understanding of the reasons for behaviour we may find difficult
- Knowledge of the different types of dementia
- Understanding of what it may be like to have dementia, etc.
Learning outcome:
- Understand how to improve care delivered to people with dementia
- Understand how to support relationships of people with dementia
- List the reasons for behaviour we may find difficult
- List the different types of dementia
- Understand what it may be like to have dementia
- Train others in dementia care measures within their healthcare working environment
Method of Study: Practical Practical
Method of Study: Practical
Student Certification: Accredited Level 1 or 2
End of Life Care Training
Introduction to Care Training
Practical Moving and Handling Training
You will cover:
- Key principles of palliative care and end of life care
- The principles of good practice within the process of advance care planning
- The purpose of assessment in end of life care
- What is included in a holistic assessment
- The core steps in the assessment of symptoms to reach a diagnosis
- The principles of good communication in end of life care
Learning outcome:
- Describe the key principles of palliative care and end of life care
- Describe the principles of good practice within the process of advance care planning
- Explain the purpose of assessment in end of life care
- Explain what is included in a holistic assessment
- Describe the core steps in the assessment of symptoms to reach a diagnosis
- Describe the principles of good communication in end of life care
- Train others in end of life care measures within their healthcare working environment
Method of Study: Practical
Student Certification: Accredited Level 1
Practical Moving and Handling Training
Practical Moving and Handling Training
You will cover:
- Manual handling (The Legal Aspects)
- The body and what can go wrong during manual handling
- Principles of safe moving & handling
- In-house policy and assessments
- Practical training and competency assessment of various manoeuvres used in the workplace
Learning outcome:
- List legal responsibilities with regard to moving and handling
- Explain the consequences of poor moving and handling practice
- Explain body anatomy in relation to moving and handling
- Describe the principles of safe moving and handling
- Demonstrate safe moving and handling practice
- Train others in the safe moving and assisting of individuals within their healthcare working environment
- Lead a practical based group training session on moving & handling
Method of Study: Practical Practical
Student Certification: Accredited Level 2
Personal and Pressure Care Training
You will cover:
- The role of the carer when toileting a service user
- Incontinence and its control
- The importance of personal hygiene procedures
- Pressure sores and how they can be avoided
Learning outcome:
- Understand the role of the carer when toileting a service user
- Understand incontinence and its control
- Describe the importance of personal hygiene procedures
- Understand pressure sores and how they can be avoided
- Train others in personal and pressure care measures within their healthcare working environment
Method of Study: Practical Practical
Student Certification: Accredited Level 1
Prevention of Falls Training
You will cover:
- What is meant by falls in the work place
- The costs associated with falls in the work place
- The key legislation relating to falls in the work place
- Hazard analysis and risk assessment in relation to falls
- Methods of falls management and prevention
Learning outcome:
- Define what is meant by falls in the work place
- Explain the costs associated with falls in the work place
- Describe key legislation relating to fall in the work place
- Demonstrate hazard analysis and risk assessment in relation to falls
- List methods of falls management and prevention
- Train others in prevention of falls controls within their healthcare working environment
Method of Study: Practical Practical
Student Certification: Accredited Level 1
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