Care Community Fun Fair : 05 Aug 2017
HMI Institute of Health Sciences in support of the FestivalForGood (organised by raiSE) held this Care Community Fun Fair for the public to gain hands-on experiences on caregiving through training simulations and fun activities. Participants had the chance to:
- Know how to create a safe home environment for your aged parents/grandparents
- Learn safe feeding skills for Caregivers
- Understand Caregivers’ stress & preventing/relieving these stresses
- Understand how your aged parents/grandparents feel
- Able to recognise illnesses & emergencies
- Pick up simple skills on CPR
-and many more!
Learn&Fun @ our Interactive Stations
Create a safe home environment for the aged parents/grandparents
- Be able to list the common hazards at home
- Be able to list some of the common measures that can help to improve home safety
- Understand basic infection control and food hygiene practices
- Identify funding resources for assistive devices
Safe feeding skills for Caregivers
- Understand the signs of dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing)
- Know how to prepare fluids and foods with thickener for oral feeding
- Learn the right feeding techniques to prevent aspiration (slippages of food and water into lungs)
CPR made easy
- Be able to recognize heart attack and call for help
- Perform effective chest compressions
- Be able to perform manoeuvres to relieve adult choking
Age to feel?
- Experience physical changes due to aging
- Be able to identify the challenges of aging
- Learn basic strategies to assist your aged parents/grandparents
Mindfulness & Relaxation
- Be able to identify sources of stress
- Be able to identify caregiver stress and burnout
- Be able to evaluate personal level of stress
- Be able to identify strategies to prevent and relieve caregiver stress and burnout
How well is Mr SIM?
- Learn how to recognise illness and emergencies
- Have fun Interacting with Mr SIM
- Understand about abnormal blood pressure, heart rate and breathing pattern
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