“I look forward to…changing cultural beliefs and attitudes towards old age…it certainly inspired me to…influence others.”

12 module online course supported by in-person group learning sessions for professionals / practitioners and anyone who works or volunteers with older people and wants to become more confident in helping them to look after their wellbeing and motivate them to lead active lives. This includes health and care staff, wellbeing coordinators, social prescribers, community workers and carers.

This is a fun and inspiring course where you will gain insights into the importance of supporting people to stay active as they age, overcome  barriers associated with ageing and how you can integrate this into your work with patients and clients. The course covers how to maintain fitness, think well and age well – in a way that  is relatable to a person.

There are 12 short modules that you can access online in your own time (5-10 minutes per module) that will provide you with knowledge and up-to-date research. Training is delivered by an experienced team; and we provide an added opportunity to join an in-person group course with other professionals to give you more in-depth learning, sharing of best practise and an understanding of local support networks, training and activities.

Supporting people to stay active and understanding the ageing process has been shown to improve health and wellbeing, experiences of service delivery and reduce pressure on services – so why not join a course. For details please contact: Jess Slade 07772 023170 jessslade@torbaycdt.org.uk

“This course prompted me to step back a little and encourage our clients to help themselves a bit more. Support independence, not take away. Promote movement to increase mobility and suppleness to increase happiness and a longer more independent healthier life. intentionally connect people, places and spaces.“

Practitioner Training:

1. Understanding ageing

2. Improving physical ability and resilience

3. Preventing and coping with disease

4. Understanding and changing how people think about ageing

5. Understanding the changing brain and mind

6. Maintaining a sense of purpose and developing a positive plan

7. Developing strength and power

8. Maintaining and improving skill and co-ordination

9. Increasing stamina

10. Increasing suppleness

11. Increasing brainability and reducing the risk of dementia

12. Reducing the risk of a bad death

“We are delighted to have been able to ‘test and learn’
our theory and are delighted to report here that the impact of our work in the neighbourhoods of Torbay has been more significant, more productive and more insightful than even we would have believed possible.“

Suitable for:

‘Wardens’ of retirement housing communities; Care home staff; Librarians; Domiciliary care co-ordinators and domiciliary care workers; Physical activity professionals in centres or freelance; Primary care Teams, at least one nurse and one of the reception staff in each team; Pharmacies, at least two pharmacists or pharmacy assistants in each; Representatives of Geriatric medicine and Mental Health Services; District nurses should have had similar training but perhaps not care assistants; Local journalists; Volunteers e.g. of AgeUK and U3A.

“There is so much more to do and that we can do as health professionals. Inform older adults with the right messages, give them tools that enable them to take control over their health.“

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Contact:

For more details, contact Jess Slade by phoning 07772 023170 or emailing jessslade@torbaycdt.org.uk

You can also visit the Live Longer Better website for full details on the national scheme: https://www.livelongerbetter.uk/