End of life care

Caring for someone who is approaching the end of their life is one of the most important responsibilities in healthcare and whether you’re an experienced practitioner, or new to the role, it can be an emotional and challenging time. You need to feel ready for this responsibility and this short course will help you to understand best practice in end of life care. This course is aimed at domiciliary care workers and care home workers.

It is not just the individual in your care that you are providing comfort to, their family and friends may also need comforting and an open line of communication. This short course will help you know what to say at a difficult time and how much information is appropriate.

Learning outcomes

• You will understand the practical aspects of end of life care, including care planning, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and management of symptoms
• It is understandable that some people do not like to talk about death or dying as it’s an upsetting subject and can often trigger painful personal memories, but it is a reality and an unavoidable part of healthcare. It is important to feel as comfortable as you can talking about death and dying to the individuals you support and their loved ones, this course will help you to feel prepared for these types of conversations
• You will know how personalised care can be achieved and the importance of small acts of thoughtfulness and comfort

Advantages of this course

• Supporting an individual at the end of their life can often affect us personally too, this is only natural. It may also affect your colleagues and understanding those feelings and helping one another with them is a part of being a care worker. This short course will be a good first step in understanding emotional responses to end of life care.
• You will be introduced to the ‘Living Well’ tool from the Social Care Institute for Excellence, the Common Core Principles and competences for social care and health workers working with adults at the end of life, and NICE guidelines on the clinical care of adults who are dying during the last 2 to 3 days of life.
• You will be asked to consider the person-centered care and support you would want if you were dying and how you could apply this insight to your work
• Website and video resources are utilised to explain your role and responsibilities further There is also suggested extended reading that gives both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge

Laser Learning is a Skills for Care endorsed provider.

You may also be interested in our short course: Good relationships with relatives and visitors

Price: £24.99

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