General Information

Course Introduction

The course is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for providing care services to the elderly. By participating in various activities, students learn about elderly community care and support systematically through hands-on experience and practice. This prepares them with the competencies essential for further studies or to begin a career in elderly care services.

Course Objectives

To equip students with vocational knowledge and skills in community-based elderly care services (such as providing group activities and basic home care for the elderly), thereby enhancing their corresponding competence.
To enhance students’ foundational understanding of work ethics, legal requirements, and quality standards, thereby preparing them to uphold safe and high-quality practices in delivering elderly care services.
To promote students’ ability to utilise gerontechnology and health monitoring devices, in line with current technological developments in community care and support for the elderly, to enhance service efficiency and the quality of life for the elderly.
To cultivate students’ interdisciplinary communication and collaboration skills, enabling effective cooperation with the elderly, caregivers, and other professional team members in promoting community care and support as well as health initiatives.
To enhance students’ capacity in accident response and emergency handling, such as addressing falls, mental instability, and acute illnesses, to ensure the elderly safety and well-being.
To encourage students to recognise the psychological and social needs of the elderly, and to advocate a holistic care approach

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

identify the basic characteristics of normal ageing and common elderly illnesses so as to respond appropriately to abnormal conditions;
apply basic knowledge and skills in infection control and occupational safety to safeguard the care environment for the elderly and enhance their self-care abilities;
demonstrate a basic understanding of the applications and development of gerontechnology;
apply basic communication skills to interact and engage with the elderly, caregivers, and practitioners in community care and support;
demonstrate basic organisational, presentation, and problem‑solving skills in routine community care and support tasks;
demonstrate a basic understanding of the concepts and operations of community care and support for the elderly, as well as the work ethics and attitudes expected of practitioners.
enhance self-understanding and explore directions on further studies and career pursuits.