Health, Wellbeing and Successful Ageing MQF 1

Entry Requirements

No particular entry course is necessary for this course.

Duration

30-week course with 3 contact hours per week.

Learning Outcomes

Expected learning outcomes for this course include:

Knowledge
• Describe the basic concepts and knowledge related to the ageing process, nutrition, safety, physical health and mental wellbeing.
• Explain how ageing affects one’s lifestyle.
• List possible accidents inside and outside the home and their safety precautions.
• Comprehend common health conditions, such as those affecting the heart, bones, teeth and diabetes.
• Identify strategies to maximise quality of life and wellbeing in later years.

Skills
•  Communicate using the correct terminology surrounding ageing.
•  Evaluate hazards which can harm health, wellbeing and successful ageing from a logical perspective.
•  Implement basic first aid procedures for fainting, cuts, abrasions, nose bleeds, fractures, bruising, sprains, etc.
• Take steps to ensure safe food handling while purchasing, preparing, cooking and storing food.
•  Assess and outline the main functions of food and daily nutrient requirements.
•  Adapt receipes to make them healthier in fibre, iron, calcium while low in fat, sugar and salt.
•  Practise exercises suitable for improving memory.
•  Utilise tips to make living with dementia easier.

Competences
•  Demonstrate competence in providing basic first aid care for minor injuries and age-related health incidents.
•  Able to develop a day plan for a healthy lifestyle keeping in mind nutrition and exercise.
•  Prepare, cook and serve a health receipe keeping in mind the Maltese Dietary guidelines.
•  Correctly identify the welfare services provided by the Elderly Care Department  and the free health services available.
•  Demonstrate understanding of the financial assistance services, housing assistance services and the residential services available for the elderly.

Delivery Method

Face-to-face lessons.

Certification/Award

An award certificate accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority will be awarded if learners attend at least 80% of the course and achieve an overall mark of at least 45% in their tasks.

Progression to Further Education

After completing this course, learners might be interested in following the courses, Managing Time and Stress or Personal budgeting.

Additional Note

The knowledge and understanding of basic skills and knowledge related to health, wellbeing and the ageing process, in order to be able to distinguish the normal against the pathological ageing process and ways to achieve the maximal potential in quality of life and wellbeing in later years.

Language of Instruction

Bilingual