Practical Training: Supportive Home Visits (3cr)

Objective

Students will learn to make home visits to older people to detect risks to the clients' independent coping at home and in the living environment. Students will learn to counsel older clients on lifestyle to promote their health, wellbeing and ability to function. Students will assess clients' need for services, assistive aids and redecoration at home and they will inform clients of municipal services and assistance. When necessary, students will refer clients to other providers of support and services. Students will produce knowledge of the clients' living conditions, service needs and expectations, to be used in planning and anticipating action and services in the municipality.

Content

- material needed during the home visits
- question forms: Questionnaire (questionnaire by Seinäjoki Age Centre), Palveluopas (Service Guide), Turvallisia vuosia (Safe Years) guide, Liiku läpi elämän (Exercise Throughout Life) guide, food pyramid, Otetaan selvää (Let's Find Out) guide, MMSE and Muistin käyttöohjeet (Use of Memory Instructions) and a functional capacity test

Qualifications

The module Gerontological Knowledge Base
The courses Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems, Legislation and Strategic Guidelines

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass/fail
Fail: The student does not reach the learning outcomes and does not complete the assignments

Teaching methods

lectures and exercises before home visits, home visits, seminar after the visits