Dysphagia Management and Communication Disorders in a Nursing Home Setting
Details
At the end of this course, participants will acquire the following knowledge:
1. Demonstrate understanding on identifying residents with emerging or previously unidentified swallowing difficulties in a nursing home setting.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the different types of strategies used for dysphagia management
3. Apply knowledge learnt to implement prescribed action plans (i.e. simple therapeutic intervention, feeding and/or meal supervision, and perform simple dysphagia screening) for residents with dysphagia in a nursing home setting.
4. Demonstrate understanding on the different types of acquired communication disorders in a nursing home setting
5. Demonstrate understanding on the use of different effective communication strategies to facilitate communicative attempts
6. Apply knowledge learnt to facilitate effective communication in a nursing home setting
Target Participants
Staff Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Therapy Assistants
Outline
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Special Offer
Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (KWSH) was established in 1910 and is currently the Singapore’s largest single-site nursing home which boasts 624 beds spread over a 12-storey nursing home building. Staffed by about 400 trained and professional employees, our In-patient Department (IPD), Rehabilitation Centre and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Centre serve thousands of patients every month. Despite being a charitable organisation that is heavily dependent on public support and donations, KWSH remains focused on providing quality care and services to the elderly who is sick and needy (frail and with significant difficulties in activities of daily living, has dementia or chronic illness) regardless of race, language or religion.
KWSH’s Mission is to provide Quality, Comprehensive and Convenient healthcare services to the needy in Singapore. KWSH’s Vision is to be a Leading Community Healthcare Hub in Singapore.
Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (KWSH) is appointed by AIC’s (Agency for Integrated Care) as the Learning Institute for the Community Care sector. Course fee subsidies of up to 90% from AIC are available for staff working in eligible Community Care organisations. KWSH has established the Community Training Institute (CTI), a dedicated training arm, ...
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