The Home Care Providers Pack includes the following courses:

Fall Prevention in Home Care

This course has been developed to provide learners with an understanding of the serious repercussions of falls, and how to prevent them, in individuals receiving home care. Duration: 45 mins  

Falls Prevention Programs in Home Care

This course has been developed to give home care workers an understanding of the need for a falls prevention program, as well as how to effectively establish and maintain a program. Duration: 45 mins  

Nutritional needs of people in community care

This course has been developed to provide those who work within the community care sector, plus individual carers, with an understanding of the nutritional needs of those living in the community. Duration: 30 mins  

Positive Behaviour Support

This course has been developed to exemplify the positive behaviour support approach which focusses on addressing the needs of a person with a disability, and on improving their quality of life. The idea of the course is to introduce these concepts to disability support workers and to encourage them to use positive approaches to behaviour support in their work. Duration: 40 mins  

Assist Clients with Medication

This course has been developed to provide care and support workers with an understanding of how to assist clients in aged care, home and community settings with their medication needs. Duration: 130 mins  

Introduction to Personal Incontinence Care

This course has been developed to provide an understanding of the different types of incontinence and the care someone affected by incontinence requires. Duration: 50 mins  

Manual Tasks in Aged Care

This course has been developed to provide you with an understanding of why and how musculoskeletal injuries occur, as well as some practical tips on how to perform hazardous manual tasks as safely as possible. Duration: 45 mins  

Work Health and Safety Fundamentals

This course has been developed to provide an understanding of health and safety responsibilities in the workplace, how risk is managed in the workplace using the risk management process, and what you should expect to find in the workplace to help you work safely. Duration: 45 mins  

Driver Safety

This course has been developed to provide car (C class) licensed drivers with an understanding of driver safety and how to follow driver management procedures in the workplace. Duration: 20 mins  

Reporting Abuse and Serious Incidents in Aged Care

Reporting Abuse and Serious Incidents in Aged Care is Kineo’s elder abuse and neglect training course. This online course has been developed to provide caregivers with the tools to identify the signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect, and how to take action when abuse or neglect is identified. The course looks at the risk factors for older people, including those living independently whether in home care or in an assisted living facility. Duration: 70 mins  

Basic Life Support

This course has been developed to provide learners with an understanding of how to provide basic life support in a manner consistent with the Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR) guidelines. Duration: 55 mins  

Dementia Pack:

Understanding Dementia – What is it?

Understanding Dementia: What is Dementia? is one of Kineo’s three dementia-specific online learning courses. These courses are designed solely for the aged care sector. This course increases the learner’s understanding of life with dementia and its impact. It also provides behavioural training in how to care for and support people living with dementia. Duration: 20 mins

Understanding Dementia – Person Centred Care

Understanding Dementia: Person-Centred Care is one of Kineo’s three dementia-specific online learning courses. These courses are designed specifically for the aged care sector. This course is designed to train the learner in how to provide good person-centred care to people living with dementia. It also provides behavioural training in how to care for and support people living with dementia. Duration: 20 mins

Understanding Dementia – Effective Communication

Understanding Dementia: Effective Communication is one of Kineo’s three dementia-specific online learning courses. These courses are designed solely for the aged care sector. This course is designed to train the learner in how to communicate effectively with people living with dementia. It also provides behavioural training in how to care for and support people living with dementia. Duration: 20 mins  

Intercultural Communication in Aged Care:

• Ageing, Cognitive Decline, Dementia and Communication
• Diversity, Care and Communication
• Knowing the Person – Personal Histories, Life Experiences and Memories
• Optimising Care through being aware of language

The better we know the language and culture, the person and the situation, the better we are at intercultural communication and addressing care, challenging behaviours and unmet needs Duration: 140 mins