Home Tube Feeding & Nutrition Care for Caregivers

CTG Eligible

$381.50

Duration

4 hours

Fee

$381.50

Delivery

Home-based / Classroom

Funding

CTG up to $400/yr, co-payment from $10

Target

FDWs, family caregivers with clients on tube feeding at home

  • Understand the anatomy & purpose of NGT (Nasogastric Tube) and PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
  • Prepare and administer tube feeding safely at home (formula types, water flush, rate control)
  • Perform daily NGT/PEG site care and hygiene
  • Recognise & respond to complications: blockage, dislodgement, infection, aspiration, diarrhoea
  • Proper positioning during and after feeding to prevent aspiration
  • Document feeding intake and output accurately
  • Emergency procedures: what to do if tube is pulled out at home

  • NGT insertion verification (pH testing — awareness level)
  • PEG site cleaning and dressing change
  • Feeding pump and syringe feeding technique
  • Flushing protocol before/after feeds and medications