Online Course: Caregiving For Seniors
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Online Class: Caregiving For Seniors

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Course Description

As our society ages, a demand for caring, loving, and informed caregivers is growing.

 

In this course, a basic body of knowledge will be presented to assist both professional and non-professional caregivers as they accept increasingly more complex responsibilities. This introductory course covers the legal issues, safety issues, and basic skills needed to provide homecare for seniors.

 

The course is designed for those who wish to provide services professionally as an individual contractor or as a staff member for a non-medical homecare agency/registry. It also is helpful for those who are currently caring for significant others, such as family or friends. While this course will not provide state approved certification for nurse aide training, it is a great place to start to enter the home care field.

 

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: Legal Issues In Cargiving

This lesson is a brief overview of the legal documents, definitions and issues that caregivers should be informed of when taking care of seniors.

Lesson 2: Assisting with Hygiene and Mobility

In this lesson, the caregiver will learn about the importance of assisting with basic hygiene;including skin, hair, and dental care. Assisting with mobility, and providing range of motion exercises are also important parts of the duties of a caregiver.

Lesson 3: Safety and Comfort in the Home

This lesson covers infection control, including proper handwashing technique. Proper methods for safely transferring a client are also demonstrated.

Lesson 4: Bedbaths and Beyond

This lesson covers basic caregiving skills such as bedbaths and linen care.

Lesson 5: Medication Use in the Elderly

Legal issues regarding medication administration and medication reminders are outlined in this lesson. Basic medication safety guidelines are also included in this lesson to increase safety in the home environment for the client and the caregiver.

Lesson 6: Care for the CLient with Altered Mental Status

One of the biggest challenges for caregivers is handling the client with dementia and memory loss. This lesson is an overview of the basic principles involved in caring for these clients.

Optional Certificates Awarded

  1. Certificate of Attendance
  2. Certificate of Outstanding Achievement

Students will receive a certificate of outstanding achievement upon taking the course and passing the course exam with a grade of 70% or higher.

In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
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Course Title : Caregiving For Seniors
CEU Value :

1.0 (Continuing Education Units)

Course Number : 31458
Course Type : Professional (Novice Level)
Course URL :

http://caregivingforseniors.onlineclasses.com

Course Rating : 3 Star Rating
Instructor :

Lisa Moore

Syllabus :

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Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :

Basic Course: $49

   

with CEUs & Certificate: $0

NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

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