Public Policy and Legal Basis for Elderly Care Management
6 Credits (ECTS)
Public Policy and Legal Basis for Elderly Care Management
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€543 refund on this module
Module Description
This module focuses on developments in legal frameworks and policies regarding elderly.
It covers the policies adopted and practices developed at the universal system.
It also includes a side-by-side comparison of the work of regional legal mechanisms, which have picked up some momentum in the past years.
Through its inclusion of law, policy, and current processes, this module aims to contribute to a better understanding of the current developments, limitations and possibilities related to legal and social aspects of aging.
This module focuses on the Maltese legislations related to the sector.
However, it also provides an opportunity to the learner to investigate different models of Healthcare.
Entry Requirements
Candidates who apply for this course must possess one of the following:
- a Level 6 degree in a related field;
OR
- a Level 5 diploma or higher diploma and 5 years’ work experience in a supervisory or managerial role.
Preference is given to applicants having a Level 6 degree in a discipline related elderly care and a minimum of 3 years’ work experience in management within the sector.
Target Audience
The target group covers, but is not limited to:
- Care Home Managers and Directors
- Personnel involved in the administration of care to the elderly
- Educators
- Welfare Officers
- Human Resources and Operations Managers involved in the administration of care for the elderly
- Middle Management (such as. senior care workers etc.)
- Personnel involved in family counselling and counselling of the elderly
- Nurses
- Medical Doctors
- Allied health professionals, such as physiotherapists, dieticians etc.
Career Paths
The potential positions for which this programme aims to prepare could be: Elderly Care Home Managers/Directors, Elderly Home Chief Executive Officers/ Chief Financial Officers/Human Resources Managers.
It is designed to improve the prospect of employment and career progression in areas including, but not limited, to:
- Community/social services agencies for the elderly;
- Religious organisations which provide care for the elderly;
- Healthcare and long-term care agencies and institutions (state and private).
How you’ll be assessed
The course comprises:
- Evening classes for part-time courses.
- Classes held throughout the day for full-time courses.
- Guided learning, presentations, comprising synchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.
- Self-study hours comprising research, reading and assignment work.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out via two mandatory components:
- Modular Assessment
- Dissertation Assessment
The programme includes different forms of assessment which allow for and promote students’ critical engagement. The formative and summative assessment tasks may include an in-class assignment and/or a home-based written assignment using diverse assessment tools which may take the form of online and in-class discussions, examinations, case studies, reports, proposals, essays, and presentations, etc., as applicable to the diverse modules.
Additional Info
Upon successfully completing the course, you will be able to get 70% of the course fees back through the Get Qualified scheme.**
Due to the modular structure of the course, you may also opt to take individual modules as stand-alone. The entry requirements still apply.***
*Prices are applicable to students who reside in Malta at the time of applying.
**Terms and conditions apply.
Learning Outcomes
Competences:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- Critically analyse the challenges of addressing aging issues that are impacted by legislation and national policy
- Critically evaluate how legal/policy aspects can give rise to elder abuse and/or support
- Critically analyse common misconceptions regarding jurisdictional issues and advance planning related to elderly care
- Critically analyse the barriers that older adults face in getting help from policy/legal perspective.
Knowledge
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:
Introduction 1
- The role of governments in the provision of care and protection of the elders
- Benefits provided by the public institutions
- The law and social values
- The legal status of Elderly persons
- Content of the law and the role of age
National Strategic Policy for Active Aging
- Active Participation in labour market
- Participation in Society
- Independent living
Employment and industrial relations legislation
- Employment of the elders in the public sector: health, education, welfare, and others
- Redeployment of the retired in specific areas of expertise
- Policy – what is being done and what needs to be done
Facilities for Elders
- Models of Healthcare
- Access to leisure facilities
- Homes for the elders
- Scope of existing facilities
- Perspectives of existing facilities
- Prospects for the growing population of elders
Elderly Home Management – Legal considerations in Malta
- Licensing of homes
- Food hygiene regulations
- Engineering legislation
- Fire precautions (authority OHSA)
- Occupational health and safety legislation
Skills:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:
- Critically analyse and apply legislation and community resources related to responding to the abuse and neglect of older adults.
- Critically apply legal practices that create high quality service and resolve conflicts in elderly care organisations.
- Empower staff and increase their sense of responsibility and accountability by applying relevant legislation the current legal framework governing elderly
caregiving. - Compare different healthcare model.
Judgment Skills and Critical Abilities:
The learner will be able to:
- Master problem- solving skills by analyzing case studies and working out the issues presented in real life situations
- Collect, analyse and interpret data/information to support arguments, and to develop and apply ideas.
Module-Specific Learner Skills
The learner will be able to:
- Undertake independent and self-directed study through researched literature reviews.
Module-Specific Digital Skills and Competences:
The learner will be able to:
- Navigate through the online learning platform to find assignments, discussion boards, literature, tutorials etc.