LONG TERM CARE PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Overview

Participating Employers

Course Descriptions

• Continuing Education Courses
• Workplace Skills & Fundamentals

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Success Story

OVERVIEW
The Education Fund offers an array of education and training opportunities specifically for employees who work in long term care settings. These new services were first offered in 2008 when collective bargaining agreements were reached with six long term care employers making the Education Fund a benefit for more than 1,200 employees. Since then, the Education Fund has offered Restorative Nursing Assistant training, continuing education courses, workshops on GED test preparation and workplace English skills improvement as well as career counseling and financial assistance for employees to take time off work to attend school and study. Many of these programs are the direct result of surveys gathered from long term care employees and input from employers.

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS

• Evergreen New Hope
• Foresight Management
• Kindred Healthcare
• Sava Senior Care
• Sun Healthcare Group
• Sun Mar Health Care Inc.

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER FACILITIES
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

Alzheimer’s Care Academy© (8 hours)
Premier training program in quality dementia care from the Alzheimer’s Association. Provides in-depth training in all aspects of dementia care. Created from evidence-based research and field-tested.

Behavior Management (1 hour)
Understand the reasons and/or causes of problem behaviors, the general principles of managing problem behaviors, and specific interventions for common behavior problems.

Death and Dying and Working with the Terminally Ill (1 hour)
Understand the emotional and psychological needs of the person who is facing death. Gain the skills and knowledge to effectively care for those who are going through a grieving process.

Ethical Dilemmas in LTC: Guidance for Skilled Nursing Staff (1 hour)
Understand how state and federal regulations impact ethical practices in LTC, especially Medicare and Medicaid, OBRA, the Patient Self-Determination Act, Resident Rights, and HIPAA. Receive “real world” examples of ethical dilemmas, such as informed consent, end of life care, and decision making, and learn how to improve your approach to these dilemmas.

Restorative Nursing Assistant (16 CEUs)
Learn how to care for residents with conditions that interfere with the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) and for residents with nutrition, hydration, mobility and other needs. Learn proper lifting, moving and mobilization procedures and how to prevent personal injury.

The Angry Resident: Avoiding Disputes and Litigation in Nursing Homes (1 hour)
Understand the role of the risk manager and the skills this person must possess. Learn how to turn disputes with residents and their family members into relationship building opportunities.

The Three D’s:  Dementia, Depression, and Delirium:  How They are Alike and How They are Different (2 hours)
Understand and recognize these three conditions, their underlying causes and the different care-giving styles needed for each.

CPR (Offered onsite by request)

WORKPLACE SKILLS & FUNDAMENTALS

Workplace English Skills
This three-part course is designed for working adults with limited English writing and speaking skills. It focuses on communication used in the workplace and covers:

• Responding to Workplace Demands
  Confirming and clarifying information, documenting work, responding to complaints and dealing with difficult people
• Workplace Culture
  Identifying skills required for current positions and the next career steps
• Safety & Patient Care
  Reviewing forms, documenting procedures, clarifying techniques, reporting accidents and learning the language used in medical environments

Computer Fundamentals
This 16-hour basic computer skills course is designed for employees with little or no computer experience. Using a fun, relevant, motivating textbook format, the course introduces students to the basic computer competencies needed to prepare for hospital-wide changes to computerized record keeping.

General Educational Development (GED) Test Preparation Program
Participants working at their own pace and study in the comfort of their own home, in their free time. Program includes weekly one-on-one teacher-led learning sessions, as well as materials and testing fees. Student take any of the five GED exams upon the teacher's recommendation.