Elder Care Practice Test

The Elder Care Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests elder care knowledge for caregivers and care workers — healthy ageing and common conditions in later life, personal care, nutrition, falls and skin safety, dementia care and communication, and dignity, rights, abuse prevention and end-of-life care — written to WHO ageing and elder abuse guidance, US National Institute on Aging resources, CDC STEADI falls prevention, NPIAP pressure injury staging and Alzheimer's Association care recommendations for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Elder Care Proficiency certificate (SOA-ECY). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Healthy aging and the science of aging (US National Institute on Aging), Dementia Care Practice Recommendations (Alzheimer's Association), Abuse of older people fact sheet (World Health Organization) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Elder Care Practice Test, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures ageing and common conditions, personal care, nutrition and safety, dementia care and communication and rights, safeguarding and end of life and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Elder Care Proficiency certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Healthy aging and the science of aging (US National Institute on Aging); Dementia Care Practice Recommendations (Alzheimer's Association); Abuse of older people fact sheet (World Health Organization); Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving (National Institute on Aging); STEADI: Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (CDC); Ageing and health fact sheet (World Health Organization). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Ageing and Common Conditions (Healthy ageing, Chronic conditions and Medicines); Personal Care, Nutrition and Safety (Hygiene, Nutrition, Falls and Skin); Dementia Care and Communication (Dementia, Behaviour and Communication); Rights, Safeguarding and End of Life (Dignity, Abuse and Palliative care). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Home care aide or caregiver, Care home or assisted living worker, Family caregiver, Personal support worker and Nursing assistant in aged care. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Elder Care knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Most elder care courses cover ageing and common health conditions, personal care, nutrition and hydration, falls and pressure injury prevention, dementia care and communication, infection control, and older people's rights, safeguarding and end-of-life care.

Signs include unexplained injuries, sudden changes in money or property, fearfulness or withdrawal, poor hygiene or weight loss, and being kept from visitors. WHO estimates about one in six people aged 60 and over experienced some form of abuse in community settings in the past year.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.