Ω Assisted Living Facility Core Training

Elevate your assisted living facility's caregiving standards with our specialized e-learning courses carefully designed to meet your needs. Our comprehensive curriculum empowers your staff with the expertise and confidence needed to provide compassionate and competent care to residents, while ensuring adherence to state and federal regulations. Our courses cover a ... Read more

Elevate your assisted living facility's caregiving standards with our specialized e-learning courses carefully designed to meet your needs. Our comprehensive curriculum empowers your staff with the expertise and confidence needed to provide compassionate and competent care to residents, while ensuring adherence to state and federal regulations.

Our courses cover a diverse range of essential topics, from resident-centered care and emergency response to infection control and ethical considerations. With interactive modules and multimedia-rich content, our training program offers an engaging and impactful learning experience that promotes practical skill application. By investing in our comprehensive e-learning courses, your facility not only meets regulatory requirements but also showcases itself as a leader in resident care and safety. Our user-friendly learning management system enables easy progress tracking, ensuring your staff's continuous growth and readiness to provide exceptional care. Empower your caregivers and set your assisted living facility on a path to success by signing up for our specialized e-learning program today. Hide

  • 14 courses
  • 15.5 hours hours
Ω Assisted Living Facility Core Training

Course Description

The Role and Functions of Personal Care Staff course is designed for caregivers to enhance their knowledge and skills in providing personal care to individuals who need assistance due to illness, injury, disability, or aging. The course will delve into the fundamental roles and responsibilities of personal care staff, including ensuring the safety and comfort of residents, assisting with daily activities such as eating, bathing, and mobility, monitoring and reporting changes in health status, and providing emotional support. The course will also shed light on the ethical aspects of caregiving, such as respecting resident privacy and dignity, maintaining professional boundaries as well as communication techniques and burnout prevention.

Course Topics

  • Outline the responsibilities of personal care staff
  • Explain the importance of ensuring resident safety and comfort
  • Discuss how to assist residents with daily activities
  • Barriers to communication and strategies
  • Highlight ethical considerations in caregiving
  • The aging process and how to uphold their quality of life

Course Description

In this course, you will have an introduction to HIPAA, HITECH, and PHI. Additionally, you will learn ways to protect your client's information.

Course Topics

  • Describe the difference between privacy and confidentiality
  • Define HIPPA, HITECH, and PHI
  • Describe how to keep your client’s health information secure
  • Describe online etiquette for HHAs
  • Describe what behaviors to avoid to protect your client’s health information

Course Description

Patients' Rights is a fundamental aspect of healthcare that focuses on ensuring patients receive fair and respectful treatment while under medical care. As a caregiver, understanding and respecting patients' rights is crucial to providing high-quality care and maintaining strong relationships with patients and their families. This course aims to educate caregivers on the ethical and legal aspects of patients' rights, including informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy, the right to be free from abuse and neglect, and the right to refuse treatment. By learning about patients' rights, caregivers will be better equipped to advocate for their patients and ensure that they receive the best possible care.

Course Topics

  • Explain the importance of informed consent
  • Discuss privacy and confidentiality in healthcare
  • Understand autonomy and the right to refuse treatment
  • Learn how to prevent abuse and neglect
  • Identify best practices for maintaining positive relationships with patients and their families

Course Description

In this course, you will have an introduction to medical terminology. Additionally, you will receive an overview on various documents you will have to complete.

Course Topics

  • Describe basic medical terminology
  • Describe common abbreviations used in health care
  • Describe how to give and receive a verbal report
  • Explain the types of factual observations
  • Describe the importance and purposes of written documentation
  • Demonstrate how to create effective written documentation

Course Description

The Control of Contagious and Infectious Diseases course is designed for personal care attendants to educate and equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases in the health care setting. The course focuses on understanding the nature of infectious diseases, modes of transmission, prevention techniques, and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) usage. Additionally, the course highlights the importance of proper hygiene, sanitation, and disinfection practices to maintain a safe and healthy environment for both the caregiver and the patient.

Course Topics

  • Understand common pathogens and their modes of transmission
  • Identify proper hand hygiene techniques and their importance
  • Learn about personal protective equipment (PPE) and its correct use
  • Recognize the importance of proper cleaning, sanitation, and disinfection
  • Familiarize with reporting requirements and procedures for infectious diseases

Course Description

Emergency Response Measures is a comprehensive course designed to equip PCAs with the necessary skills and knowledge to respond effectively to various emergencies that may arise while providing care to their clients. This course covers essential techniques and procedures in emergency response, including assessing situations, providing first aid, managing medical emergencies such as choking, fire safety, and fall prevention and management. Emphasis is placed on understanding the unique challenges faced by PCAs in emergency situations and ensuring the safety and well-being of both the client and the caregiver.

Course Topics

  • Identifying and responding to common medical emergencies
  • Fall prevention and management
  • Coordinating with emergency medical services (EMS)
  • Fire safety
  • Crisis communication
  • Weather safety

Course Description

Safe Patient Handling is a crucial aspect of caregiving, designed to ensure the safety and well-being of both patients and caregivers during the process of transferring, repositioning, and lifting. This course is targeted at caregivers who are responsible for assisting patients in various care settings, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and private residences. The course will provide a comprehensive understanding of proper techniques, equipment usage, and guidelines to minimize the risk of injury to both the patient and the caregiver. By mastering these skills, caregivers can provide a higher quality of care while maintaining a safe and comfortable environment for their patients.

Course Topics

  • Ergonomics and body mechanics in patient handling
  • Identifying risks and hazards in patient handling
  • Proper techniques for lifting, transferring, and repositioning patients
  • Utilizing patient handling equipment and devices

Course Description

This course will cover the activities of daily living (ADLs) which are the essential, everyday tasks that we need to perform in order to live independently such as eating, bathing, and ambulating. As a caregiver, you can greatly assist those who, for cognitive, physical, and other reasons, are unable to independently complete their ADLs. In this course, you will learn how to assess clients' need for assistance with ADLs as well as learn practical ways to assist them. Assisting with ADLs is more than doing something for your client; it is helping them to do as much as they can for themselves.

Course Topics

  • Describe ADLs
  • Assess and monitor independence with ADLs
  • How to assist your client with bathing and grooming
  • How to assist your client in the shower or bath
  • How to perform a bed bath
  • How to provide hair care for different hair types and textures
  • How to assist your client to wash their hair in the sink, shower, or in bed
  • Assist your client with dressing while promoting independence
  • Obstacles to proper toileting and how to help clients
  • Importance of ambulation and assisting with transfers
  • Describe how to assist your client with eating and drinking

Course Description

Client Control and the Independent Living Philosophy is a course designed for caregivers to better understand and implement the principles of independent living for their clients. The course aims to empower caregivers with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote autonomy, self-determination, and informed decision-making among their clients. Caregivers will learn the importance of respecting and supporting their clients' choices, preferences, and goals, while also helping them receive peer support and become integrated in the community.

Course Topics

  • Explain the principles of client control
  • Understand the role of a caregiver in promoting client independence
  • Identify strategies for effective communication and collaboration with clients
  • Recognize the importance of boundaries and maintaining professional relationships
  • Learn how to support clients in setting and achieving their goals
  • Support growth and community integration of clients with disabilities

Course Description

Basic Principles for Resident Care Procedures for Persons with Problems Related to Age, Disability, or Common Illness is a comprehensive course designed to equip caregivers with the essential knowledge and skills needed to provide high-quality care to persons facing age-related challenges, disabilities, or common illnesses. This intermediate-level course covers a wide range of topics, including physical care related to gastrointestinal, genitourinary, respiratory, and cardiovascular conditions, along with guidance on simple dressings and use of restraints. The course aims to enhance the caregivers' understanding of the unique needs of their clients, promote a person-centered approach to caregiving, and ensure the safety and well-being of both the caregiver and the person receiving care.

Course Topics

  • Feeding patients with swallowing difficulties
  • Catheter bags and fluid balance
  • Range of motion exercises
  • Meeting oxygen needs
  • Simple dressings

Course Description

This course is designed for caregivers who want to enhance their knowledge and skills in reporting essential body functions to the registered nurse supervisor. As an intermediate-level course, it delves into the critical aspects of monitoring and reporting vital signs, changes in patients' conditions, and other essential information to ensure the well-being of those under the caregivers' care. Understanding the basic elements of body functions and being able to report them accurately and timely is crucial for caregivers to provide effective care and support.

Course Topics

  • Identifying and monitoring vital signs
  • Recognizing changes in patients' conditions that require reporting
  • Documenting and reporting patient information accurately
  • Communicating effectively with the registered nurse supervisor
  • Understanding the roles and responsibilities of the caregiver and registered nurse supervisor
  • Ensuring patient confidentiality and privacy

Course Description

Introduction to Dementia Care is a course designed to provide an understanding of dementia, its various types, and the impact it has on individuals, families, and caregivers. This course is for home health aides who want to gain knowledge about dementia and the strategies that can be used when providing care. The course will help learners understand the challenges faced by people with dementia, as well as the best practices for providing support and care to enhance their quality of life.

Course Topics

  • Understand the symptoms and progression of dementia
  • Recognize the impact of dementia on individuals and their families
  • Learn effective communication techniques for people with dementia
  • Understand the importance of person-centered care
  • Identify strategies for managing challenging behaviors in dementia care
  • Explore the role of activities and environmental factors in dementia care

Course Description

The Gentle Approach in dementia care is a person-centered method for managing responsive behaviors associated with dementia. It emphasizes the use of non-confrontational communication techniques and gentle physical interventions to reduce agitation, aggression, and other challenging behaviors. The course aims to provide caregivers with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to provide compassionate care for individuals with dementia. By understanding the causes of responsive behaviors and learning how to engage and communicate effectively, caregivers can create a supportive environment that promotes well-being and enhances the quality of life for people living with dementia.

Course Topics

  • Understand the principles of person-centered care
  • Identify the causes of responsive behaviors in dementia
  • Learn effective communication techniques for individuals with dementia
  • Develop skills for managing challenging behaviors
  • Recognize the importance of self-care for caregivers

Course Description

Final Care of the Dying Person is a comprehensive course designed for caregivers who are committed to providing compassionate care and support to individuals in their final stages of life. This course aims to equip caregivers with the necessary skills, knowledge, and understanding to make the dying person's experience as comfortable and dignified as possible. It covers various aspects of end-of-life care, including physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, as well as crucial communication techniques to ensure patients and their families feel supported and informed throughout the process.

Course Topics

  • Recognize the signs and symptoms of approaching death
  • Understand the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of dying individuals
  • Identify effective pain and symptom management techniques
  • Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the healthcare team
  • Address the emotional needs of the patient, family, and caregivers
  • Understand the importance of self-care for caregivers during this time
  • Recognize cultural and religious considerations in end-of-life care

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