ElderStay@home Professional Certified Home Caregiver Training Program
 Start training the new generation of professional home caregivers so desperately needed in your communities to help keep elders at home for life. Meets all federal guidelines. Three levels of classroom training—Elder Pal, Personal Care Assistant, Home Care Assistant—includes everything you need in its own 3-ring binder—class schedules, teacher's guide, course materials, appendices—glossary and step-by-step skills procedures—and over 3 hours of state-of-the-art skills demonstrations for students on 3 DVDs. We help you set up your program, and we train your trainers. Consumable student handbooks available.
Complete ElderStay@home Professional Certified Home Caregiver Training Program, including Elder Pal, PCA and HCA Levels
Level One - Elder Pal
Level Two - Personal Care Assistant
Level Three - Home Care Assistant
"...I believe that ElderStay@home is unique in the way it combines the teaching of professional skills with a sense of respect and personal compassion."
-Robert N. Butler, M.D.
Ready for the Age Boom?
Get ready for the fastest-growing segment in healthcare – seniors. Become a leader – and take advantage of a huge opportunity – by professionally training the new generation of in-home caregivers required to help seniors stay at home for life.
Aging Boomers, emerging as the largest-ever group of longlived elders, are demanding improved senior healthcare and social services for their parents and themselves. Will their remarkable longevity be an opportunity or a disaster for our elders, our healthcare and educational institutions, and for America?
Boomers, overwhelmingly, are rejecting the idea of ending up in a long-term care institution and demanding better alternatives. But what will we do with this huge wave of elders?
Can older adults stay at home for life?
Aging experts are now saying "yes"--if seniors and their families have both the right information and the right help. As America shifts to a home-centered system of long-term eldercare, professionally-trained home caregivers are key to delivering superior eldercare at home.
Success Begins at "home."
Now, you can do well by doing good. You can be of service, assume leadership, and plan to take advantage of a major opportunity. Start training the new generation of professional in-home elder caregivers.
America’s Eldercare Experts
The exclusive ElderStay@home Certified Home Caregiver Training Program was created by a not-for-profit organization that includes home caregiver training experts, geriatric nurses, and geriatricians who devoted five years to its development. Now the unique Schmieding curriculum is available to help you train great caregivers for older Americans – the new generation of certified home caregivers.
Certified Home Caregiver Training Program
Complete, turn-key curriculum for training professional home caregivers. Designed by geriatric and training professionals, the program meets or exceeds all federal standards (check your state regulations for exceptions.)
Each Level includes a 3-ring binder with everything you need to teach the course:
- Class Schedules
- Teacher’s Guide
- Course Materials
- Appendices – glossary, medical abbreviations, and step-by-step skill procedures
- Exclusive “watch and do” skills DVD
- Available Student Handbooks
Classroom training is divided into three levels of competency:
Level 1: Elder Pal
Elder Pals provide companionship, safety and support for individuals who need minimal assistance with the activities of daily living, such as assistance with bathing, dressing, walking, light housekeeping, meal preparation and running errands. 25 hour course. Student completes a written examination and demonstrates competency in skills.
Level 2: Personal Care Assistant
PCAs provide hands-on personal care for individuals needing minimal to moderate assistance. In addition to EP skills, they work with the individual to achieve the goal of maximum independence with family or professional supervision. 25 hour course. Student completes a written examination and demonstrates competency in skills.
Level 3: Home Care Assistant HCAs
provide hands-on personal care for individuals needing moderate to maximum assistance. In addition to EP and PCA skills, they perform uncomplicated nursing/therapy procedures under the direction of a medical professional in the home setting. Also, these graduates can perform routine nursing–related services in hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies and other setting under the supervision of a licensed nurse. 50 hour course. Student completes a written examination and demonstrate competency in skills.
Home Caregiver Skill Demonstration DVDs
Each Level of training includes a skill demonstration DVD—more than 60 skills and three hours of “watch and do” skill training in state-of-the-art DVD format! Allows students to go directly to any skill and review as often as they wish. Excellent production values and a personalized approach that instills respect and compassion for elders as well as teaching competence.
Training Program Level 1 DVD – 26 Skill Demonstrations
Body Mechanics
- Ambulating with Cane or Walker & Gait Belt Application
- Transferring an Elder to a Wheelchair
- Wheelchair Use and Safety
Infection Control and Prevention
- Handwashing and Removing Gloves
Lifting and Moving Up in Bed
- Moving an Elder Up in Bed – with Lift Sheet
- Moving an Elder Up in Bed – no Lift
- Sheet
- Moving an Elder to Side of Bed
- Raising an Elder’s Head and Shoulders
- Sitting on the Side of a Bed with Assistance
- Turning / Positioning an Elder in Bed
Personal Care
- Shower Bath with Assistance
- Partial Bath with Assistance
- Denture Care and Mouth Care
- Brushing Teeth
- Shampooing Hair at the Sink
- Hair Care
- Fingernail Care
- Foot and Toenail Care
- Shaving
- Dressing and Undressing
- Unoccupied Bed Making
Helpful Products for Elders
- Bathing and Shampooing
- Toileting and Incontinence
- Mealtime
- Mobility
- Safety
- Resources
Level 2 DVD – 19 Skill Demonstrations
Emergency Situation
Measuring Vital Signs
- Measuring Vital Signs-Pulse-Radial, Respiration, and
Temperature (Axillary, Oral, or Tympanic)
Personal Care
- Bed Bath
- Bedpan Placement
- Urinal Placement
- Perineal Care
- Shampooing Elder’s Hair in Bed
- Occupied Bed Making
- Back Rub
Fluid Balance – Bowel & Bladder
- Measuring and Recording Fluid Intake
- Measuring and Recording Urinary Output
- Urinary Catheter and Tubing Care
Exercises
- Range-of-Motion Exercises
Feeding
- Feeding Elder Requiring Assistance
Level 3 DVD – 18 Skill Demonstrations
Infection Control and Prevention
Measuring Vital Signs
- Blood Pressure, Apical Pulse, Rectal Temperature
- Height & Weight Measurement
Bowel & Bladder
- Enema Administration
- Stool Specimen Collection
- Urine Specimen Collection
Transferring
- Transferring from Bed to Stretcher
- Mechanical Lift Use
Personal Care
- Oral Hygiene for Unconscious Elder
Post Mortem
Additional Support Materials Available:
Consumable Student Handbooks
Workbooks with everything students need to complement classroom texts and instruction are available.
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