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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

If you are a practising caregiver or looking to become one, you would do well to learn more about caring for older adults, supporting them, and providing for their needs. With the CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults programme, you can learn how to deliver personalised care, and help senior citizens age well and with dignity.

The CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults certification course is crafted and delivered by the Karolinska Institutet. The main objective behind these courses is to offer caregivers the knowledge and skills they need to successfully carry out their role as a caregiver to an older adult. It is a self-paced, introductory, and interactive course designed to complement the other programmes they offer.

The CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults training is five weeks long, and consists of video lectures with English transcripts. To complete the course comfortably within five weeks, you should ideally spend one-three hours in a week studying the contents of the programme. Moreover, there’s also a chance for you to earn a certificate at the end of the course. All you have to do is pay the nominal fee after completing all the modules.

The Highlights

Learn for free
Video lectures
Five-week course
Transcripts in English
Assessment in each module
Self-paced online programme
Karolinska Institutet programme
One-three hours of weekly effort
Introductory programme in Health and Safety
Shareable completion certificate available for purchase

Programme Offerings

Karolinska Institutet programme
Self-paced online programme
Learn for Free
video lectures
Five-Week Course
Verified completion certificate available for purchase
One-three hours of weekly effort
English Transcripts
Assessment in each module

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 3566	yes	Karolinska Institute, Solna

You can join the CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults training for free.
But if you want to get a course completion certificate, you will have to pay the specified certification fee.

The CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults programme fee structure

Training	Fee
CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults Programme	NA.
Certification Fee	Rs. 3,566

What you will learn

Nursing skills

After completing the entire CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults certification syllabus, learners should be able to answer these questions:

Which adults need care?
Who are caregivers?
What role do caregivers play?
What does the ageing process look like?
How can you keep both yourself, and the older adult safe?
What are the emotional and social needs of senior citizens?

Admission Details

Step 1: CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults online course page on the edX online website, can be accessed by clicking on the link provided:

https://www.edx.org/course/care-introduction-to-caregiving-for-older-adults

Step 2: Click on the ‘Enroll’ button. You will find it right on top of the course page.

Step 3: Create an edX account or register using your existing Apple/Microsoft/Facebook/Google account.

Step 4: You can start learning when you complete the email verification process.

Application Details

There is no dedicated application form, only an account creation form with five fields: Email, Full Name, Public Username, Country or Region of Residence, and Password.

The Syllabus

Role of Carer and their Characteristics
Career Terminology
Assessment

Skin
Vision
Hearing
Opening poll
Body systems
Taste & Smell
Urinary System
Nervous System
Digestive system
Respiratory System
Cardiovascular system
Musculoskeletal system
Other Chronic Illnesses or Diseases and Comorbidity
Assessment

Emotional and Social Needs
Experience of Loss
Assessment
Reflection

Reflection
Risk to Self
Unsafe environment
Assessment
Changes to physical, sensory, and mental abilities and the risk of self-injury

Karolinska Institute, Solna Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Did the Karolinska Institutet develop this course by itself?

This course is developed through CARE, a unique collaboration of companies, academic institutions, and government agencies that monitor and support their citizens’ needs. It also ensures that quality care is delivered to them. EIT Health also supported the development of this programme.

2: Are all the instructors from the Karolinska Institutet?

No. Elizabeth Muir from the Imperial College London and Laurie Owen, Learning and Development Manager at Home Instead Senior Care (USA) will also be instructing.

3: Is this an advanced-level training programme?

No. It is an introductory course in the Health and Safety domain.

4: Are there any prerequisites or eligibility criteria to join this course?

As it is an introductory-level online programme, there are no necessary prerequisites.

5: Are the video lectures scheduled?

No. It is a self-paced learning experience, which means you don’t need to adhere to a strict schedule/time table.