Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Home Care of the Elderly
Course Code: YSB529
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To know the home care process and the situations to be considered. To provide knowledge, attitudes and skills regarding Home Care. To provide consultancy to individuals on how to benefit from home care services.

Course Content

Knowing the home care process and current status

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowing home care services
2.Knowing the home care service team and their duties
3.Knowing the importance of the environment in which home care is provided
4.Knowing the alarm symptoms and possible complications
5.Knowing the importance of supporting caregivers
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Durna.Z. (2012) Kronik Hastalıklarda Bakım. Nobel Tıp Kitabevi.İstanbul
2.Tan, M., Kavurmacı, M., Akgün Şahin, Z. (2023). Tüm Yönleriyle Nefrolojik Hastalıklar ve Bakım. İstanbul: İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi.
3.Bahar Z.Beşer A. (2017) Evde Bakım Akademi Yayın evi .İstanbul
4.Fadıloğlu Ç.Aykar F.Evde Sağlık Bakımı(2013)Göktuğ Yayınevi.İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of Home Care, institutions and organizations that provide home care services
Week 2 - Theoretical
Home care team and their duties
Week 3 - Theoretical
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Home Care
Week 4 - Practice
Determining the needs of caregivers
Week 5 - Theoretical
assessment of the environment in which care is given
Week 6 - Theoretical
Care of the elderly
Week 7 - Practice
Evaluation of the elderly and determination of needs
Week 8 - Theoretical
The importance of home care from a psychosocial perspective (midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Evaluation of alarm symptoms and possible complications
Week 10 - Theoretical
Supporting caregivers
Week 11 - Practice
palyatif care
Week 12 - Theoretical
Chroniz disease care
Week 13 - Theoretical
conscious drug use
Week 14 - Theoretical
Visiting units providing home care services
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%15
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Lecture - Practice142142
Presentation 110111
Quiz110111
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)195
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026