Social and Health Care Services Supporting Elderly Customers

Social and Health Care Services Supporting Elderly Customers (10 cr)

Code: TO00BL65-3006

General information

Enrollment

01.01.2022 - 28.02.2022

Timing

05.04.2022 - 24.08.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual proportion

5 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Tikkurila, sote

Campus

Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages

Finnish

Seats

15 - 15

Degree programmes

Vanhustyön osaaja (USV15), Laurea Tikkurila

Teachers

Sanna Saraste
Sanna Soini

Teacher in charge

Sanna Soini

Groups

USV1522KU
Vanhustyön osaaja, avoin amk, Laurea Tikkurila

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- carry out comprehensive geriatric assessments of elderly customers and assess their ability to function and well-being
- identify factors that threaten the quality of life and ability to function of elderly persons and plan, implement and assess the reduction of risk factors
- support the quality of life and ability to function of elderly persons by applying different guidance methods, evidence-based practices and action models in a customer-based manner
- coordinate services provided to elderly persons in multidisciplinary service networks of social services and health care
- deepen their competence of pharmaceutical care of elderly persons and learn the principles of safe implementation of pharmaceutical care
- assess the impact of the care, daily support and guidance of elderly persons on both individual and social level