Care Home Staff Training Courses | CPD-Accredited & CQC-Aligned
What Is Care Home Staff Training?
FlexiLearnHub provides structured and flexible Care Home Staff Training designed for residential care homes, nursing homes, supported living services and other adult social care environments.
Our growing course library includes CQC-aligned awareness courses, CPD-accredited training and specialist professional development, supporting staff knowledge across areas such as safeguarding, dementia, infection prevention, moving and handling, nutrition and hydration, dysphagia and IDDSI, mental capacity and end of life care.
Training is available online 24/7 and can support individual learning, induction, refresher training and ongoing professional development without disrupting care provision.
✓ CPD-Accredited & CQC-Aligned Courses
✓ Instant Online Access
✓ Downloadable Certificates
✓ Group Training for 3 or More Employees
✓ Employer Training Dashboard
✓ Learn Anywhere, Anytime
Core Training Areas for Care Homes
Our care home staff training courses are organised around the key areas that support safe and compliant care delivery.
Mealtime Safety, Nutrition & Swallowing Awareness
Safe mealtime support is critical in care settings. Training in this area helps reduce risks associated with choking, dehydration, malnutrition and allergen exposure.
Courses supporting this area include:
These courses strengthen understanding of structured mealtime support and safe food handling in care environments.
The courses also form part of our structured Care Home Staff Training programme designed to support safe and compliant practice.
Safeguarding & Professional Responsibilities
Care staff must understand how to recognise concerns, follow reporting procedures and work within professional boundaries.
Training in this area supports:
Safeguarding awareness
Professional conduct
Communication standards
Core care responsibilities
Relevant courses include:
Infection Prevention and Control Training
These courses support awareness-level understanding, professional development and safe practice within care environments.
Specialist & Advanced Skills Development
Some roles require enhanced practical knowledge beyond core awareness training.
Advanced learning supports:
Structured implementation of care plans
Safe application of specialist procedures
Consistent practical standards
Specialist training includes:
Advanced IDDSI Level 4 – Professional Purée Presentation & Plating
This supports practical skill development within care catering environments.
Free Care & Compliance Resources
Alongside our professional online courses, the FlexiLearnHub Knowledge Hub provides 80+ free professional resources supporting care staff, managers and organisations with practical workplace learning.
Our growing collection includes downloadable guides, checklists and awareness resources covering subjects such as:
- Safeguarding adults
- Dementia awareness
- Infection prevention and control
- Falls prevention
- Dignity and respect
- Effective communication
- Person-centred care
- Medication awareness
- Mental Capacity Act and DoLS
- Duty of care
- Record keeping and care documentation
- Frailty and delirium
- Nutrition and hydration
- Dysphagia and IDDSI
- Professional boundaries
- Duty of candour
These free resources can support individual learning, staff development, refresher awareness and workplace training alongside your organisation’s own policies, procedures and training requirements.
CPD & Certification Options
Many of our care home staff training courses are CPD Accredited and provide downloadable certificates upon successful completion.
Depending on the course selected, learners receive:
Instant online access
Structured modules
End-of-course assessments (where applicable)
Downloadable certificates
Non-CPD courses provide Certificates of Completion and support awareness-level training.
Flexible Online Learning for Care Teams
Our online learning model allows care homes to:
Train staff around shift patterns
Support induction and refresher learning
Maintain consistent standards across teams
Reduce disruption to care delivery
Training is accessible on desktop, tablet or mobile devices.
Group Training for Care Homes & Employers
Care homes and organisations training 3 or more employees can use our Group Training for Employers system to coordinate staff learning through one central dashboard.
Managers and training leads can:
- Enrol multiple learners
- Assign one or more courses
- Monitor learner progress
- Track certificate completion
- Manage staff training records centrally
Group Training provides a straightforward way for care providers to coordinate professional development across their workforce while allowing individual learners to complete training online around their working patterns.
Recommended Care Home Training Courses
FlexiLearnHub offers a range of structured training courses designed to support care home staff development and regulatory compliance.
Popular courses include:
Safeguarding Adults Level 1 & 2 Training
Understanding abuse, reporting procedures and safeguarding responsibilities.
Dementia Awareness Training
Supporting individuals living with dementia through person-centred care.
Dysphagia Awareness & IDDSI Training
Safe swallowing awareness and food texture safety.
Nutrition & Hydration in Care Settings
Understanding malnutrition risks and safe nutritional care.
Moving & Handling of People
Safe transfer techniques and injury prevention.
Allergen Awareness Training
Food allergen safety and Natasha’s Law awareness.
Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2
Essential food hygiene training for care catering environments.
HACCP Level 2 Training
Food safety management systems and hazard control.
Infection Prevention & Control Training
Infection prevention and control is essential in all care settings.
Mental Capacity Act & DoLS Training
Understanding capacity, decision-making principles and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards within care settings.
End of Life Care Awareness
Understanding compassionate, person-centred approaches that support dignity, comfort and communication during end of life care.
Courses include structured online learning and certificates upon successful completion, where applicable.
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Care Training and CQC Requirements
Care providers have responsibilities to ensure staff have the skills, competence, support and training necessary for their roles.
Under CQC Regulation 18: Staffing, staff must receive appropriate support, training, professional development, supervision and appraisal necessary to enable them to carry out their duties. Providers should also assess staff training and development needs and review them at appropriate intervals.
Structured training, appropriate supervision and ongoing professional development can help organisations maintain staff competence and support safe, person-centred care.
FlexiLearnHub provides flexible online learning, free professional resources and Group Training options to support individuals and organisations with continued staff development.