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Personal Care Training Program - Attendant Care Training

The dynamic, interactive Personal Care Attendant Training Program allows you to provide 40 hours of high-quality classroom training in essential caregiving, communication and professional skills.


With a thoroughly researched, well-organized curriculum, textbooks, workbooks, DVDs and other support materials, the Personal Care Attendant Training Program is a complete ready-to-go package that makes it easy for you to train critically-needed personal and home care workers in all the skills they need.


The program is written at a 5th-grade literacy level. Designed according to principles of adult learning theory, the program utilizes a variety of learning modalities to maximize students' understanding and retention of material.

The curriculum includes modules on:


•    Roles and responsibilities of a personal care attendant
•    Caring for the elderly and disabled
•    Communication skills
•    Moving and positioning someone in bed
•    Active range of motion exercises
•    How to recognize and prevent pressure ulcers
•    Proper body mechanics for the caregiver and care recipient

•    Infection control and bloodborne pathogens
•    Personal care (grooming, hygiene, etc)
•    Tub baths and showers

•    Vital signs
•    Intake and output
•    Oxygen therapy
•    Assisting with medications

•    Safe wheelchair use
•    Nutrition
•    Reducing personal stress
•    Fall prevention

•    Fire safety
•    Elder abuse and neglect
•    Cultural competency
•    Vital Signs
•    Specific diseases, including: early to mid and mid to late stage Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke and aphasia, depression, Parkinson's, ALS, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury


PROGRAM MATERIALS INCLUDE:

 Books Videos

 

  • Administrator Manual
  • Instructor Manual
  • Support Materials Manual containing:
    • Skill competency checklist
    • Key points and definitions
    • Testing packets
    • Certificates of completion
    • Program evaluation forms
    • Publicity flier, and more...
  • 21 copies of Quick Tips for Caregivers textbook
  • 21 copies of Quick Tips for Caregivers Workbook
  • 21 copies of A Guide to Working as a Personal Care Attendant booklet
  • 14 DVDs  - Topics include bedrest, wheelchair use, infection control, medications, personal care, fire safety, fall prevention, Alzheimer’s early to mid stage, Alzheimer's mid to late stage, aphasia, elder abuse, cultural competence, vital signs, communication skills
  • CD-ROM presentation with audio for specific diseases



FAQs:   Regarding the Personal Care Attendant Training Program
Issue Brief:   As Boomers Age the Need for Trained Care Providers Becomes Urgent

Online Learning:   Rogue Community College Online
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