Caregiving & Ageing

Caregiving & Ageing

Never a dull moment in this one-day online workshop that improves the quality of life through best practices in caregiving 

 

Whether you’re looking for specialised knowledge to improve care for a loved one living with a disease or disorder, or a professional or volunteer caregiver looking for expert guidance on how to be the best caregiver you can be, this blended workshop with different electives modules covers everything you will need. 

Susan Tan has spent years practising in the area of home nursing during her nursing days. lecturing in healthcare at Asia’s Leading Medical School, NUS and NTU School of Social Sciences. She’s an Executive member of the Society of Behavioural Health.

In the last 20 years, Susan has conducted over 350 aged care workshops and talks for more than 5,000 caregivers and volunteers, developed more than 20 capability building training programs including courseware and assessment tools for the aged care sector and audited hundreds of work training programs for the Work Development Authority Singapore (now Workforce Singapore).

 

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Course content: Core Module

The Ageing Process 
Healthy Ageing and Quality of Life in old age
Common physical diseases and mental health issues related to ageing
Understanding the challenges of an ageing body 
Effective communication with the seniors
Demonstrating empathy to build rapport

ECI can work with you to tailor the workshops to your company’s requirements.

Course structure

  • 6-Hour

Class size for each virtual class: 10-30 participants

Elective Modules

strength-based perspective caregiver wellbeing improve quality of acre through mindfulness help with mobility, mobility equipment and transfer skills handling grief in seniors

Talk to ECI today about how to improve the quality of life for your care recipients and request more information to understand the workshop better. 

 

                                                                             

Our Experience That You Can Trust

  • A nurse since 1992 with a passion for seniors, therefore, Susan practised as a nurse in home nursing.
  • An active community volunteer working with seniors through befriending and health coaching projects.
  • Have been an adult educator, assessor and curriculum developer for training institutions in the aged care since 2009.
  • Developed more than 20 capability building training programs including courseware and assessment tools for the aged care sector.
  • Educated more than 5,000 caregivers and volunteers / conducted more than 350 workshops and talks for caregivers and volunteers.
  • Started a website (www.dementiahelp.sg) that provides resources including articles and videos on living well with dementia and caregiving tips since 2017.
  • Published a book in 2018: Add MEANINGS To Your Life Every Day: Keep Dementia at Bay.

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