Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Aged Care Courses

    If you want to get into the medical industry, but don't quite have the ability to become a doctor or a surgeon, there's always a chance you could become an aged care provider. It's not that being an aged care provider is particularly easier than being a doctor or a surgeon, but it is a much different job and relies on a different set of skills. However, you may be worried that it's difficult to get into the aged care industry. Searching for information online provides a number of courses, but they're all in the United States or Canada. What do you do if you're in Australia and looking for an aged care course?

    First, don't despair! There are a number of high quality aged care courses in Australia! You may have to travel to one of the larger cities to take them, but that doesn't mean they're unavailable. After all, there are always going to be the elderly, and many of them will need care into their twilight years. As such, there will always be a place for people who want to provide aged care, and there will always be places that can teach you how to provide it.

    So what do you do to find an aged care course in Australia? The obvious thing is to narrow down your searches. Don't just search for aged care. Search for aged care in Australia. Of course, likely you've already figured that out for yourself and found that there are a number of different courses that can provide the aged care training you need. At that point, the real question isn't how to find an aged care course. The real question is how to make sure any given aged care course is actually worth taking!

    That becomes a slightly more difficult problem to solve. Luckily, there are a few things you can do that will help you along your way. One of the most straight forward things to do is call local hospitals and ask for advice. It may be difficult to figure out who to speak to in any given hospital, but once you do, they'll likely be happy to point you to a quality aged care program. After all, they may well need to hire people from aged cared courses, and so they'll have a vested interest in ensuring that people take the best courses available.

    Another place you can call to get advice is a local nursing home like Laurieton Lakeside Aged Care Residence. Nursing homes often hire people who are trained in aged care courses. As such, they have likely seen a number of different people trained by a number of different courses, and have kept records on which courses have offered the best training. Since they also hire from the pool of aged care course graduates, they will want to make sure people go through the aged care courses that provide the absolute best training.

    Don't forget to talk to the various course workers themselves! Find out about their experience, how long they've been in the business, and past jobs they've had. You can follow up on this, just like you would if you were actually hiring them. After all, you are hiring these people. You're hiring them to train you for your future career. It's important that you choose people who know what they're doing, and are capable of teaching you right.

    Even in Australia, it's not difficult to find a high quality aged care course. You just have to put a little bit of effort into making sure you do your research. Make sure you're looking into the courses, and you'll find the right one for you.

Friday, April 10, 2015

Laurieton Residence


Laurieton Lakeside Aged Care Residence 
349 Ocean Drive Laurieton
NSW 2443
(02) 6559 8777 (Facility)
 tcummins@jindalee.net.au, mthomas@jindalee.net.au
www.laurietonlakeside.com.au