DVD based training resource for care home staff refresher training
“Focus On: Providing Food and Drink: The Focus on Food DVD is an extremely useful tool for Managers/Trainers to use as a opener for discussions on the topic. The clips are relevant and allow staff to explore aspects of the mealtime in bite size chunks!”
Adult Health and Community Services, Warwickshire County Council
Focus On Providing Food & Drink features 10 study scenarios varying levels of care practice for care workers to identify and discuss. Then by working together they must explore best practice and explain why this improves the quality of care.
The study scenarios pose a range of complex questions for care workers to solve. In Focus On Providing Food & Drink these include; ‘Spot the mistake’, ‘What happens next?’, ‘What would you do?’, and ‘Why is this a problem?’ amongst others. Focus On Providing Food & Drink will help care workers develop their problem-solving skills and improve their service delivery.
Potential Discussion Points
Ethics • Culture and diversity • Infection Control • Forward planning • Importance of cleaning • Supporting the Service User at mealtimes • Supporting choices • Hydration
Each training package includes:
- 10 study scenarios on DVD
- Subject specific training resources on CD-ROM
- Trainer’ guide
- Discussion guide
- S/NVQ evidence collection form
