Learn the practical infection-prevention habits that protect older adults, caregivers, families, and the home-care team. This course explains standard precautions, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, respiratory etiquette, cleaning, exposure response, and timely reporting in non-medical home care.
What you will learn
- How infections spread and why older adults may face greater risk
- When and how to perform effective hand hygiene
- How to select, use, remove, and dispose of personal protective equipment safely
- How to clean shared equipment and high-touch surfaces without creating new hazards
- How to respond to blood, body-fluid, respiratory, or other exposure concerns
- When to stop, document, notify a supervisor, and seek urgent help
Complete every required lesson and pass the final knowledge check with at least 80% to qualify for the course-specific completion certificate.
Course Instructor
Free Infection Prevention Enrollment
FREE
Core Caregiving Standards
How Infections Spread & Standard Precautions
Hand Hygiene, PPE & Respiratory Etiquette
Cleaning, Exposure Response & Reporting