Night duty in long-term care: dementia, restlessness at night, challenging behaviour, conflicts and self-protection – with law for Germany and Austria.
Online self-study course for nursing assistants, qualified nursing assistants, registered nurses, care helpers, care assistants (Betreuungskräfte) and night attendants in residential long-term care in Germany and Austria – especially in (exclusive) night duty, often alone or in pairs for a living area; for returners to the profession as a refresher and for experienced staff for further depth – 8 modules, approx. 8 hours, at your own pace, with a confirmation of participation after working through all modules. Law for Germany and Austria presented separately. Sources in APA 7, status October 2026.
The modules:
- Alone at night: role, tasks and limits of competence
- Sleep in older age and restlessness at night in dementia
- Understanding and responding to challenging behaviour at night
- Preventing conflicts and transgressions between residents
- De-escalation, self-protection and aftercare when alone on night duty
- Deprivation of liberty at night: law in Germany and Austria, alternatives
- End-of-life care at night and supporting relatives
- Handover, documentation, self-care – transfer to your night
Also included in the flat rate: with the flat rate you have access to all self-study courses on the platform.
Self-study without supervision, assignments or assessment of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.