Our Nutrition and Hydration Training course equips care workers with essential skills and knowledge to support individuals in maintaining proper nutrition and hydration. This comprehensive, face-to-face training ensures that staff can provide fluids, food, and nutrition in alignment with each individual’s care plan. By completing this course, your team will promote health, prevent complications, and improve the overall quality of life for those in their care.
This course is ideal for care workers supporting individuals in residential, supported living, or day service settings who aim to enhance their approach to person-centred care related to nutrition and hydration.
Course Description
Our Nutrition and Hydration Training course provides practical strategies to help care workers manage nutritional and hydration needs effectively while enhancing their professional expertise. Through this course, your staff will gain the skills to:
- Understand the Principles of Hydration and Nutrition
Develop a clear understanding of the importance of hydration and nutrition for overall health, well-being, and prevention of health complications. - Be Aware of Nutritional Guidelines
Familiarise yourself with current nutritional guidelines and how to apply them in care settings to ensure compliance and best practices. - Provide Information on a Balanced Diet
Gain the knowledge to educate and encourage individuals to make healthier dietary choices, contributing to improved long-term health outcomes. - Identify Sources of Essential Nutrients
Understand the role of essential nutrients and identify sources to support a balanced diet and healthy eating habits. - Recognise the Signs of Dehydration
Be equipped to identify and respond to early signs of dehydration to prevent serious health issues, especially among vulnerable individuals. - Promote Hydration
Implement effective strategies to encourage regular hydration, particularly for individuals who may have difficulty drinking sufficient fluids. - Support Access to Fluids and Nutrition
Learn how to ensure individuals have access to appropriate fluids, food, and nutrition in accordance with their personalised care plans, while respecting individual preferences and dietary requirements. - Monitor and Record Nutrition and Hydration Needs
Learn how to accurately monitor and document individuals’ dietary and fluid intake, ensuring care plans are followed and adjusted as needed. - Use Specialist Equipment
Understand how to use any specialist equipment required for individuals’ eating and drinking needs, ensuring safe and effective support.
Compliance and Quality Assurance
Our Nutrition and Hydration Training course is developed in line with recognised frameworks to maintain the highest standards of care and professionalism. For this course, we align with the following frameworks:
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) Single Assessment Framework
This framework ensures that our training supports safe, effective, and person-centred care while promoting best practices and regulatory compliance. It reflects our commitment to helping your organisation meet CQC standards and maintain credibility in care delivery. Learn more (opens in a new tab).
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Regulation 14: Meeting Nutritional and Hydration Needs
The training aligns with recommended best practices in nutritional care, ensuring staff understand their roles in promoting health and well-being. Learn more (opens in a new tab). - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Our training aligns with NICE recommendations for Nutrition Support in Adults. Learn more (opens in a new tab). - Skills for Care Statutory and Mandatory Training Guidelines
Our training integrates the key learning outcomes outlined in Skills for Care’s statutory and mandatory training guidelines. This ensures your staff are equipped with the essential knowledge and competencies required to deliver safe, effective, and compliant care. Learn more (opens in a new tab).
Why Compliance and Quality matter:
- Compliance with Regulatory Standards: Training content is developed in line with CQC and other relevant frameworks, helping your organisation maintain compliance and demonstrate excellence.
- Promoting Best Practices: Framework-aligned training ensures your team applies evidence-based methods, fostering a culture of professionalism and respect.
- Continuous Improvement: We embrace the principles of continuous improvement encouraged by these frameworks, incorporating them into our training to promote reflective practice and ongoing development.
Delivery of the Training
This course will be delivered by an expert trainer in this field at a date and time of your choosing. Training can be hosted at our own premises, which can comfortably accommodate up to 12 individuals, or at your own premises if feasible and required. We are flexible on start times to help accommodate all shift patterns, including evenings and weekends.
Customisation and Relevance: We can adapt the content of this training to include your organisation’s core values, mission, policies, and procedures. By incorporating examples of documents used within your organisation, we ensure that the training is relevant and clear to your staff.
Expertise and Support: Delivered by expert trainers with extensive experience in the field, our courses provide comprehensive knowledge and skills to your team. To help your team stay updated and compliant, we can provide additional refresher courses designed to ensure that staff remain proficient in best practices. These refresher courses can be scheduled as needed to maintain high standards of care.
Please use our enquiry form or contact us by telephone if you have any queries about this training course or would like to express an interest to schedule your training. A member of our team will be happy to answer any questions.
Course Materials and Certification
All course materials will be provided, and refreshments are included. Certificates will be issued upon completion of the course, and you will receive copies of completed evaluation forms for your records.
Our Facilities
- Disability access building
- Ground flood training facilities (at request)
- Comfortable classroom lecture/study environment
- Toilet & Washrooms inc. disabled access
- Refreshments provided
- Location: Our training centre is based in Middleton, Manchester, UK. For precise directions, click here to view us on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Pricing and Duration
- Time required: Half a day
- Accommodates: Up to 12 people
- Price: £275
Suggested Refresher Frequency
To ensure ongoing competence and performance:
- Monitor and assess staff performance regularly.
- Conduct knowledge and skills evaluations annually.
- Provide refresher training at least every three years or as needed.
Benefits of Our Training
Why Choose Us?
- Expert Trainers: Learn from experienced professionals who are passionate about care.
- Comprehensive Content: Our training covers all essential aspects of each topic, ensuring your staff are well-prepared to provide high-quality care and support in their specific area of practice.
- Quality Assurance: Our courses meet the highest standards, ensuring compliance with all relevant frameworks, guidelines, and legislation specific to each course, including Skills for Care recommendations and CQC standards.
- Flexible Delivery: Choose from face-to-face sessions at our training centre or your premises, with training available at times to suit all shift patterns.
- Customisable Training: Tailor the course to reflect your organisation’s unique values and requirements.
- Refresher Courses: We offer refresher courses to keep your team proficient in up-to-date and best practices.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What is Nutrition and Hydration Training, and why is it important?
Nutrition and Hydration Training equips care staff with the knowledge and skills to manage nutrition and hydration needs, preventing complications and improving the overall quality of life for individuals in their care.
- Who should attend the Nutrition and Hydration Training course?
This course is ideal for care workers in residential, supported living, or day service settings who wish to enhance their approach to person-centred care, focusing on hydration and nutrition.
- What will I learn in the Nutrition and Hydration Training course?
Participants will gain knowledge on the principles of hydration and nutrition, how to provide a balanced diet, identify sources of essential nutrients, recognize signs of dehydration, and effectively monitor and record nutrition and hydration needs.
- How long is the Nutrition and Hydration Training course?
The course is half a day long, offering a thorough overview of nutrition and hydration best practices in a manageable timeframe.
- Can the Nutrition and Hydration Training be tailored to our organisation’s needs?
Yes, we can customise the training content to reflect your organisation’s core values, policies, and procedures, ensuring it is directly relevant to your team’s care practices.
- Do you offer refresher training?
Yes, refresher training is recommended every three years to ensure staff remain proficient and up-to-date with best practices in nutrition and hydration care.
- Where can the Nutrition and Hydration Training be delivered?
The training can be held at our Middleton, Manchester centre or at your premises, with flexible timings to accommodate all shift patterns, including evenings and weekends.
- What is the maximum number of participants for the training session?
Each training session can accommodate up to 12 participants, ensuring an effective and interactive learning environment.
- Will I receive a certificate upon completion of the Nutrition and Hydration Training?
Yes, certificates will be issued upon course completion, confirming your team’s competency in delivering effective nutrition and hydration care.
- How often should my team refresh their Nutrition and Hydration training?
We recommend refresher training every three years, or as needed, to maintain compliance and ensure your team is equipped with current knowledge and skills.
Enquiry Form
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