ABCs of Caregiving

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Essential Training to Care for Your Loved Ones

The ‘ABCs of Caregiving’ Course covers all essential skills needed to care for your loved one’s daily needs, based on their mobility condition. The home-based or classroom-based courses are tailored for informal caregivers, including Foreign Domestic Workers (FDWs).

You can choose from 3 sets of courses depending on your loved one's mobility conditions:

Set A: For caring for seniors who are Ambulant
Set B: For caring for seniors who are Bedbound
Set C: For caring for seniors using wheelChair

Topics Covered

	Set A: For caring for seniors who are Ambulant	Set B: For caring for seniors who are Bedbound	Set C: For caring for seniors using wheelChair
The Fundamentals	Understanding ageing and communicating with seniors Monitoring vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate) and managing emergencies Infection control (including hand hygiene and simple wound care) and basic skincare Serving oral medication (including reading of medication labels) Simple exercises for seniors Nutrition and Hydration (including different types of diet, and what makes up a balanced diet for seniors)
Assistance in Daily Tasks Modules	Feeding (oral or Tube) *Note: If the senior is on tube-feeding, the module "Nutrition and Hydration" would not be covered.
Modules to Suit Seniors' Mobility Conditions:
Toileting	Identifying abnormalities	+ Use of bedpan, urinal, and diaper changing	+ Use of commode and diaper changing
Personal Hygiene	Assisted Showering	Assisted showering or Bed bath	Assisted showering
Mobility	Use of Walking sticks, Walking frame Fall prevention	Positioning and turning in bed Managing pressure injuries	Use of wheelchair

Top-up Electives (for Home-based Training Only)

If your loved one needs more specialised care, you can "top-up" your training course with additional electives. These electives, which are 45 minutes to 1 hour each, can provide customised training to care for your loved one. They include:

Care of Urinary Catheter – Covers draining, changing and cleaning of the urinary drainage bag

Stoma Care – Covers care of stoma and changing of stoma bag

Bed Bath – Covers how to perform bed bath for a senior

Transferring, Positioning and Mobility (Wheelchair) – Covers the use of wheelchair and transferring techniques from bed to wheelchair

The electives cost $30* each and are restricted to home-based training only. This special price is valid within six (6) months from the time you attend one of the Set above.

*Additional surcharges may apply to cover for transportation fees of trainers if the electives are not conducted in the same session of the Set. Please note that the electives are not part of the Set.

Course Details

Course fees for each Set ranges between $135 and $200. Those who qualify for Caregivers Training Grant may tap on the grant to offset up to $200 of the course fees.

The duration ranges from 3 to 4 hours for home-based courses, and 7 hours for classroom-based courses. Each top-up elective adds on an additional 45 minutes to 1 hour to the duration.

Courses are offered in several languages, such as English, Mandarin, Malay, and Burmese.

Do note that the schedule of class would be subjected to the availability of the trainers.

Apply for Training

Step 1: Identify which Set and elective(s) you need.

Step 2: Download this list of training providers to find out more about the course details (eg. course fees and duration) or download the ABCs of Training Course Brochure to find out more.

Step 3: Contact your preferred training provider directly to schedule a time slot. If you would like to tap on the Caregivers Training Grant to offset the course fees, please inform the training provider and they will apply for the grant on your behalf.

You may view other available caregiving training courses on our Training Calendar.