This course is designed to acquaint you with the assisted living setting. You will see who works and lives there and what makes assisted living settings unique. More importantly, you will get to see how working with older adults and their families can be some of the most challenging and rewarding work you will ever do! The goal of this course is to provide general staff in assisted living with an introduction to their work setting.
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 0.7500 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2034326
59A-36.011 Staff Training Requirements. Location: Online
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Where in the World Have I Landed?
Who Are All of These People?
What Is Senior Care?
What is Assisted Living?
Assisted Living Versus Nursing Home
Dementia Care
Review
Summary
Section 3: There is No Place Like Home
Our Home
Dining Room
Activities Area
Common Areas
Therapy Area
Administrative Area
Maintenance Area
Your Role In The World of Assisted Living
Person-Centered Care
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
References
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Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C). She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”
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