Practical Diabetes for Aged Care Workers

About the Aged Care Diabetes Training Course

Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia, and around one quarter of all people living in Residential Aged Care Facilities have diabetes.  For older people, helping them maintain the best quality of life is one of the main principles of diabetes management and Aged Care Workers play a pivotal role in supporting the person living with diabetes. This eLearning program will provide Aged Care Workers and Assistants in Nursing with a basic understanding of diabetes, and how it relates to their work and the situations that arise from their role.

Learning outcomes:

• Gain a basic understanding of diabetes, and how to recognise signs and symptoms of diabetes in residents.
• Recognise the difference between high and low blood glucose levels, and know the appropriate action to take
• Be able to identify and flag issues which may lead to the reduction in diabetes related complications, such as falls, incontinence and infections
• Improve their ability to support the person living with diabetes and have a meaningful conversation

Investment Options

We have 3 investment options to suit your staff training requirements. Talk to us if you would like to discuss the best option for your facility.

Volume Pricing 

Annual Provider Subscription- suitable for 60 or more users

eLearning Package SCORM file

We can provide the training package for $2,500 to host on your own Learning Management system.

Gain a Diabetes Qualified endorsement when you train at least 25% of your staff. To find out more about becoming a Diabetes Qualified endorsed provider click here 

Course Reviews

"The Diabetes Qualified ‘Practical Diabetes for Aged Care Workers’ course was beneficial from both a management and support workers perspective. The content was excellent and the course wasn’t complicated, it covered the basics for all levels of staff. Overall it is an excellent course for workers."

Anne, Registered Nurse and Senior Manager, Uniting Communities

“The ‘Practical Diabetes for Aged Care Workers’ course provided our staff with a good understanding of diabetes and how they can recognise signs and symptoms in the people in our care. Many of our residents have diabetes, so it was important to our organisation to provide practical and relevant education about the effects of diabetes on the elderly. Our workers found the online course easy to use and they enjoyed the interactive case studies. Many commented that they felt much more confident talking to people with diabetes as a direct result of training ”

Shellee, Georgina Hostel and Aged Care Facility

Course Details

This 2 hour online eLearning program has 8 chapters. The chapters are interactive and include case studies and multiple knowledge check questions.  Once learners have completed all the chapters they will receive a ‘certificate of completion’. There is also a further reading and resources document provided.

eLearning Modules

1. Understanding diabetes

2. Blood glucose monitoring

3. Highs and lows of blood glucose levels

4. Eating healthy

5. Moving more

6. Medications for diabetes

7. Staying healthy

8. Support services

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Knowledge Checks

Throughout the course the user will be asked ' knowledge check' questions, these are multiple choice questions. This is not an assessment and no grades are provided. It is a ' self check ' for the user to help them confirm what they have learnt. All users who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion.

Delivery Mode

Users have the flexibility to study in their own time and location. The course can be accessed through the Diabetes Qualified Learning Management System. We recommend using a desktop computer or laptop with the Chrome website browser. Course completion requires approximately 2 hours of eLearning.

Certificate

Once the user has completed the course they will instantly receive a certificate in their name that they can download in the learning management system.

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