Assisting with ADLs
Hours: 2.00
Assisting a person with activities of daily living, or ADLs, is an essential part of your job. Many of those you care for will need some level of assistance with completing personal care. This course discusses how to provide person-centered care and promote independence when assisting with ADLs. It also discusses how to help a person with dementia in performing ADLs.
The goal of this course is to educate direct care workers in post-acute care on providing assistance with ADLs through a person-centered care approach.
Assisting a person with activities of daily living, or ADLs, is an essential part of your job. Many of those you care for will need some level of assistance with completing personal care. This course discusses how to provide person-centered care and promote independence when assisting with ADLs. It also discusses how to help a person with dementia in performing ADLs. The goal of this course is to educate direct care workers in post-acute care on providing assistance with ADLs through a person-centered care approach.
California Department of Public Health (CNA)
Relias, LLC is an approved provider of continuing education by the California Department of Public Health, Provider # NAC7001.
The certificate must be retained by the licensee for a period of four (4) years after the course is completed.
This learning activity meets the definition of *** ONLINE *** CEUs. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
California Department of Social Services Adult Residential Facilities
Relias, LLC is approved by the California Department of Social Services as a Continuing Education Program Vendor to provide Continuing Education training courses to administrators of Adult Residential Facilities.
Vendor/Provider # : 2000224-735-2
Approval # 224-0245-36895
This activity is approved by the California Department of Social Services for 1.0000 contact hours.
California Department of Social Services Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
Relias, LLC is approved by the California Department of Social Services as a Continuing Education Training Program Vendor to provide Continuing Education training courses to administrators of residential care facilities for the elderly.
Vendor/Provider # 2000224-740-2;
Approval # 224-0245-36894.
This activity is approved by the California Department of Social Services for 1.0000 contact hours.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 2.00 contact hours.
Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 2.00 contact hours.
Georgia Nursing Home Administrators Board
Georgia Nursing Home Administrators Board (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 2.00 contact hours.
Michigan Board of Nursing Home Administrators
National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 2.0000 clock hours. If you have any feedback regarding the NAB approved continuing education programs, send your email to the following address: [email protected]
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Facility Services
This course is approved by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Facility Services - Group Care Licensure Section (NC-DHHS)
Program Sponsor ID #032316
This activity is approved for 2.00 contact hours.
Pennsylvania Personal Care Home Administrators
This activity is approved for 2.0000 contact hours.
South Carolina Board of Long Term Health Care Administration
South Carolina Board of Long-Term Health Care Administration (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Tennessee Department of Health
Learning activity approved by the Tennessee Department of Health, Bureau of Health Licensure and Regulation as continuing education for Residential Homes for the Aged and Assisted Care Living Facility administrators. This activity is approved for 2.00 contact hours.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas HHSC has determined that Relias' submitted training meets or exceeds the minimum standards for HCSSA administrator training in the following categories: Licensed Home Health, Licensed and Certified Home Health, Personal Assistance Services, Hospice. Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 2.00 contact hours.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 2.0000 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2337125
Discuss person-centered care.
Describe the most common sites for the development of pressure injuries.
Explain the different levels for providing assistance with ADLs.
Identify at least three special considerations for providing assistance with ADLs for people with dementia.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Person-Centered Care
An Aging Population
What are Activities of Daily Living?
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Providing Person-Centered Care
Getting to Know a Person
Plan of Care
Review
Summary
Section 3: Factors that Affect Care
Levels of Assistance
Assisting with Activities of Daily Living
Encouraging Independence
Independence with Activities of Daily Living
Dementia
Keeping Individuals Independent
Hand-Under-Hand
Review
Summary
Section 4: Assisting with Mobility
Assisting to Ambulate Without a Device
Ambulation with a Device
Assisting the Person to Ambulate with a Gait Belt
Ambulation Aids
Assisting to Ambulate with a Cane
Assisting to Ambulate with a Walker
Using a Wheelchair
Assisting with Transfers to a Chair or Wheelchair
Review
Summary
Section 5: Assisting with Personal Care
Assisting with Personal Hygiene
Assisting with a Shower
Assisting With Bathing
Assisting a Person with Dementia to Bathe
Assisting with Dressing
Grooming
Shaving
Oral Care
Denture Care
Review
Summary
Section 6: Assisting with Other ADLs
Assisting with Eating
Assisting with Toileting
Preventing Skin Breakdown
Skin Care
How to Keep Skin Healthy
Pressure Injury
Preventing Pressure Injuries
Review
Summary
Section 7: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Subject Matter Expert: Kathleen Koopmann, RN, BSN
Kathleen is an SME Writer for the Post-Acute Care team. She has over 36 years of clinical and nursing education. She completed her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Western Governor's University. She has training from the North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology through NCDHHS and the University of North Carolina. Kathleen has worked in long-term care, critical care, acute care, Occupational Health, and nursing education. She recently worked as a Staff Development Coordinator and Infection Control Practitioner in long-term care.
The target audience for this course is: General Staff; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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