Health-care workers need to have a good understanding of a wide range of illnesses and health conditions. Each individual they support will be different and each will have their own set of health issues and concerns. This course is designed to raise the candidate's awareness of some of the most common health conditions among older people in the UK. They will explore arthritis, stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and sensory loss (both hearing and visual impairments). They will examine the signs, symptoms, risk factors and treatment options for each one. They will also look at a range of strategies – some of which they can put into practice themselves – that can help to improve the quality of life of someone living with one or a number of these conditions.