SamsonNursing home and older person services
Nursing homes are inspected by HIQA. Find courses that link to the rules behind them.
What training does a nursing home team need?
The regulations for designated centres for older people (S.I. 415 of 2013) say staff must have "access to appropriate training" (Regulation 16), and they name fire safety, evacuation and first aid (Regulation 28). An amendment (S.I. 98 of 2025) added suitable training on infection prevention and control. HIQA's national standards are what inspectors use.
Start with these
- Fire safety: Fire Safety in Residential Care
- First aid: First Aid Response (FAR) or Basic First Aid
- Infection prevention and control: Infection Prevention & Control
Courses for nursing homes
HIQA, governance and quality
- HIQA Standards Awareness — Older Persons Services
What the HIQA national standards and regulations mean for your service, for nursing homes and disability services.
Ask about this course - Care Planning & Documentation
Writing a person-centred care plan and keeping records, for nursing home and home care teams.
Ask about this course - Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Recognising signs of abuse and responding to safeguarding concerns, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
What the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 means in daily care, for disability, older person, home and hospital teams.
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- Advocacy, Rights & Resident Autonomy
Advocacy, dignity and a person's right to make their own choices, for disability, older person and home care teams.
Ask about this course - Quality Management & Continuous Improvement
Managing quality and improving care services, for managers and teams in care services.
Ask about this course - Incident Reporting & Risk Management
Reporting incidents and managing risk in a care service, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - GDPR & Data Protection in Healthcare
Protecting personal and health information under GDPR, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Preparing for HIQA Inspections — Nursing Homes
Getting ready for HIQA inspections and service audits, for nursing homes, disability services and home care.
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Elderly care specialist training
- Dementia Awareness & Care
Dementia awareness: communication and person-centred care, for nursing home and home care teams.
Ask about this course - Managing Behaviours of Concern in Dementia
Understanding behaviours of concern, and communicating and de-escalating, for disability, older person and addiction teams.
Ask about this course - Falls Prevention & Risk Assessment
Mobility and falls prevention: why people fall and how to reduce the risk, for nursing home and home care teams.
Ask about this course - Person-Centred Care for Older People
Person-centred planning: dignity, communication and inclusion, for disability, older person and home care teams.
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- Elder Abuse Recognition & Prevention
Recognising signs of abuse and responding to safeguarding concerns, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - End-of-Life & Palliative Care Awareness
End-of-life and palliative care awareness: dignity-centred care, for nursing home and home care teams.
Ask about this course - Nutrition & Hydration in Elderly Care
Nutrition and hydration awareness for the people in your care, for nursing home and home care teams.
Ask about this course - Communication with Residents & Families
Clear, respectful communication with colleagues, residents and families, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Dysphagia & Safe Swallowing Awareness
Dysphagia and safe swallowing: awareness for support teams, for disability services and nursing homes.
Ask about this course - Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Preventing pressure ulcers: awareness for nursing home staff.
Ask about this course - Infection Outbreak Management
Managing an infection outbreak in a care home, for nursing home managers and teams.
Ask about this course - Recognising Deterioration in Resident Health
Recognising when a person's health is getting worse, for nursing home, home care and hospital teams.
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Management and workforce development
- Conflict Management — Internal Staff
Spotting early signs of conflict and resolving it between colleagues, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion: respectful behaviour at work, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Workplace Mental Health Awareness
Mental health awareness: stress, wellbeing and supportive conversations, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Risk Assessment Training
Finding hazards, judging risks and choosing controls, for care teams in every setting.
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- Frontline Management & Team Leadership
Leading a team on the front line: communication and performance, for team leaders and managers in every care setting.
Ask about this course - Healthcare Communication Skills
Clear, respectful communication with colleagues, residents and families, for care teams in every setting.
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Practical healthcare skills
- Manual Handling
Safe lifting and handling to prevent injury, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Patient Handling
Safe movement of the people you support, to prevent injury, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Infection Prevention & Control
Infection prevention and control: hygiene, PPE and avoiding contamination, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - First Aid Response (FAR)
First Aid Response (FAR): a three-day first aid course, for workplace first aiders in every care setting.
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- First Aid Response Refresher
First Aid Response refresher: a two-day course to renew your first aid skills, for workplace first aiders.
Ask about this course - Basic First Aid
Basic First Aid for emergencies at work, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Fire Safety in Residential Care
Fire prevention, emergency procedures and evacuation, for fire wardens and care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Health & Safety Awareness
Health and safety basics: hazards, duties and preventing accidents, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Sharps, Blood & Bodily Fluid Spillages
Safe handling of sharps and of blood and body fluid spillages, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Medication Management
Medication policy, safe procedures and records, for managers and care teams.
Ask about this course - Basic Life Support & CPR
Basic life support and CPR, for care teams in every setting.
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