Courses:
A Guide to Being a Companion Homemaker: Roles and Responsibilities
This program describes the roles and responsibilities of the companion homemaker and teaches important professional, communication and social skills for success on the job. Topics include the importance of people skills, ethics, integrity and professional behavior, ageism: what it is and how to avoid it, appearance and hygiene, cultural sensitiv
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Course Name:
A Guide to Being a Companion Homemaker: Roles and Responsibilities
Course Description:
This program describes the roles and responsibilities of the companion homemaker and teaches important professional, communication and social skills for success on the job. Topics include the importance of people skills, ethics, integrity and professional behavior, ageism: what it is and how to avoid it, appearance and hygiene, cultural sensitivity, phone etiquette, escorting and transporting your client, observation skills, handling medical emergencies, and fire safety and disaster preparedness.
Course Objective:
After viewing this program, the participant will understand:
• The roles and responsibilities of companion homemakers • The importance of positive communication • The importance of good observation skills • How to respond to medical emergencies
Intended Audience:
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
Medifecta Healthcare Training
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A Guide to Being a Companion Homemaker: Safety and Housekeeping
This program teaches companion homemakers essential skills needed to provide safe care and good housekeeping services. Topics include safety in the home, companion safety, infection control, housecleaning routines and order of work, cleaning products, cleaning specific rooms, laundry--sorting, using the washing machine and dryer, reading clot
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Course Name:
A Guide to Being a Companion Homemaker: Safety and Housekeeping
Course Description:
This program teaches companion homemakers essential skills needed to provide safe care and good housekeeping services. Topics include safety in the home, companion safety, infection control, housecleaning routines and order of work, cleaning products, cleaning specific rooms, laundry--sorting, using the washing machine and dryer, reading clothing labels, methods for ironing different kinds of fabric, adjusting iron temperatures, ironing a shirt or blouse and using the steam iron.
Course Objective:
After viewing this program, the participant will understand:
• How to ensure safety in the home • Companion safety • How to perform housecleaning tasks efficiently • How to do laundry and ironing correctly
Intended Audience:
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Caring for Someone with Early to Mid Stage Alzheimer's Disease
This program defines Alzheimer’s disease and its effects and teaches communication techniques that can bring a higher quality of life to the person who has Alzheimer’s and to the care provider. Topics include repetitive questions, doing chores, aggressive behavior, answering difficult questions and the use of language and other forms of communicati
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Course Name:
Caring for Someone with Early to Mid Stage Alzheimer's Disease
Course Description:
This program defines Alzheimer’s disease and its effects and teaches communication techniques that can bring a higher quality of life to the person who has Alzheimer’s and to the care provider. Topics include repetitive questions, doing chores, aggressive behavior, answering difficult questions and the use of language and other forms of communication.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this training, the participant will learn:
• How Alzheimer’s affects language. • Techniques to help communicate more effectively with someone who has Alzheimer’s. • How understanding the disease helps to develop positive attitudes and more effective communication. • Other verbal and nonverbal forms of communication.
Intended Audience:
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Caring for Someone with Mid to Late Stage Alzheimers Disease
This program focuses on the challenges and difficult topics that caregivers must address as the disease progresses. Topics include: changes that occur in mid to late stage, core principles in Alzheimer’s care, activities, tolerance levels, naps, repetitive calling out, sexuality and intimacy, pain management and incontinence and toileting.
Course Name:
Caring for Someone with Mid to Late Stage Alzheimers Disease
Course Description:
This program focuses on the challenges and difficult topics that caregivers must address as the disease progresses. Topics include: changes that occur in mid to late stage, core principles in Alzheimer’s care, activities, tolerance levels, naps, repetitive calling out, sexuality and intimacy, pain management and incontinence and toileting.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this training, the participant will:
• Have a better understanding of the disease and how it affects each person in a different way. • Learn to use three core principles in dementia care. • Learn principles and techniques that help provide solutions to challenges that occur in the mid to late stages of Alzheimer’s.
Intended Audience:
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.50
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Elder Abuse and Neglect
This program teaches about the complexities of elder abuse in the home and presents signs and symptoms for each form of abuse. After viewing this program, caregivers will understand how to identify, prevent or report the various forms of elder abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional/psychological, and financial abuse, as well as neglect and ab
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Course Name:
Elder Abuse and Neglect
Course Description:
This program teaches about the complexities of elder abuse in the home and presents signs and symptoms for each form of abuse. After viewing this program, caregivers will understand how to identify, prevent or report the various forms of elder abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional/psychological, and financial abuse, as well as neglect and abandonment.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this program, the participant will learn:
• The definition, causes, and contributing risk factors of elder abuse. • The different forms of elder abuse and the signs and symptoms of each form. • How to help prevent abuse and the importance of reporting suspected elder abuse.
Intended Audience:
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Essential Bedrest Skills
Caring for someone on bedrest requires physical and emotional strength as well as important technical skills. This program teaches essential skills needed when caring for someone on bedrest. Topics include principles of body mechanics, how to move and position someone in bed, how to make an occupied bed, how to recognize and prevent pressure ulcers
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Course Name:
Essential Bedrest Skills
Course Description:
Caring for someone on bedrest requires physical and emotional strength as well as important technical skills. This program teaches essential skills needed when caring for someone on bedrest. Topics include principles of body mechanics, how to move and position someone in bed, how to make an occupied bed, how to recognize and prevent pressure ulcers, bedpan use, elasticized stockings and active range of motion exercises.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this training, the participant will understand:
• The different bedrest positions and how to move someone from one position to another using proper body mechanics. • How to recognize and prevent pressure ulcers. • How to perform other procedures commonly used when caring for a person on bedrest.
Intended Audience:
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Fire Safety
Fire safety and prevention are an important part of caring for older adults in the home setting. People 65 and older are twice as likely to die in a fire than the general population. This program teaches how to reduce the chance of a fire starting in the home, and how to exit successfully if there is a fire. Topics include: smoke alarms, how to ext
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Course Name:
Fire Safety
Course Description:
Fire safety and prevention are an important part of caring for older adults in the home setting. People 65 and older are twice as likely to die in a fire than the general population. This program teaches how to reduce the chance of a fire starting in the home, and how to exit successfully if there is a fire. Topics include: smoke alarms, how to extinguish a fire, oxygen equipment, fire safety in the bedroom and kitchen, how to leave a burning building, wrap and slide technique and more.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this training, the participant will:
• Understand what factors and situations increase fire dangers. • Learn to identify and correct potential fire hazards in the home. • Understand how to ensure personal safety if a fire does start.
Intended Audience:
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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HIPAA in Home Care
Respecting clients' rights to confidentiality is an important part of providing good home care. Privacy rights are legally enforced through a federal law titled HIPAA. This DVD describes HIPAA guidelines and teaches home care providers about the importance of maintaining confidentiality in a variety of settings. Topics include: respecting client's
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Course Name:
HIPAA in Home Care
Course Description:
Respecting clients' rights to confidentiality is an important part of providing good home care. Privacy rights are legally enforced through a federal law titled HIPAA. This DVD describes HIPAA guidelines and teaches home care providers about the importance of maintaining confidentiality in a variety of settings. Topics include: respecting client's right to privacy, definition and purpose of HIPAA, most common identifiers of Protected Health Information (PHI), the Minimum Use requirement, medical records management and security, HIPAA guidelines for telephone and fax, computer security and more.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this training, the participant will:
• Understand the Privacy Act of HIPAA • Recognize the common identifiers of Protected Health Information • Know the importance of keeping client information private in a variety of settings • Learn effective communication tools in regard to privacy • Understand who is authorized to receive protected health information • Learn computer, PDA and fax security
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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How to Assist With Medications
This program teaches unlicensed home care personnel how to assist with medications and remain within their scope of practice. Topics include: how aging changes responses to medications, types of adverse reactions and side effects, procedures for assisting with medications, role of the nurse and family caregiver, the 5 Rs, types of medications, medi
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Course Name:
How to Assist With Medications
Course Description:
This program teaches unlicensed home care personnel how to assist with medications and remain within their scope of practice. Topics include: how aging changes responses to medications, types of adverse reactions and side effects, procedures for assisting with medications, role of the nurse and family caregiver, the 5 Rs, types of medications, medication disposal and storage.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this training, the participant will understand:
• How aging affects response to medications • Adverse reactions and side effects • How to assist with medications in ways that are legally correct • The role of the nurse and family caregiver in relation to medications • Types of medications • Medication disposal and storage
Intended Audience:
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
0.75
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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How to Help Someone Who Uses a Wheelchair: Including Walkers, Crutches and Canes
This program provides instruction on important safety concerns and sensitivity issues, proper use of equipment, importance of good body mechanics, types and use of walkers, crutches and canes, gait belt use and prevention of pressure ulcers. Viewers learn by watching professional experts demonstrate a variety of transfers and other procedures. 
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Course Name:
How to Help Someone Who Uses a Wheelchair: Including Walkers, Crutches and Canes
Course Description:
This program provides instruction on important safety concerns and sensitivity issues, proper use of equipment, importance of good body mechanics, types and use of walkers, crutches and canes, gait belt use and prevention of pressure ulcers. Viewers learn by watching professional experts demonstrate a variety of transfers and other procedures.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this training, the viewer will understand:
• Safe methods and special precautions for helping those who use wheelchairs, walkers, crutches and canes • How to do stand pivot transfers in a variety of settings • Using a gait belt • Principles of body mechanics • How to maneuver a wheelchair on ramps and curbs
Intended Audience:
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Infection Control and Bloodborne Pathogens
This program meets current OSHA & CDC guidelines for infection control and bloodborne pathogens. Topics include how germs are spread, proper hand hygiene, personal protective barriers, waste disposal, storage of medical supplies, maintaining healthy home care conditions and signs and symptoms of infection. Includes a special bonus feature on nu
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Course Name:
Infection Control and Bloodborne Pathogens
Course Description:
This program meets current OSHA & CDC guidelines for infection control and bloodborne pathogens. Topics include how germs are spread, proper hand hygiene, personal protective barriers, waste disposal, storage of medical supplies, maintaining healthy home care conditions and signs and symptoms of infection. Includes a special bonus feature on nursing supply bag procedure for home care.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this video training, the participant will understand:
• What causes infection • How germs are spread • The importance of hand hygiene • How to protect yourself from germs • Methods of disinfection in the home
Intended Audience:
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Medical Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness
This program teaches caregivers effective ways to relate to medical emergencies and disasters.
Course Name:
Medical Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness
Course Description:
This program teaches caregivers effective ways to relate to medical emergencies and disasters.
Course Objective:
After completing this program, the participant will:
- Understand the importance of emergency preparedness
- Recognize medical emergencies that need to be reported immediately
- Understand how to relate to and report falls
- Understand proper emergency evacuation methods
Intended Audience:
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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Nutrition and Meal Preparation for Older Adults
This program provides important training in nutrition, meal planning and preparation. Topics include recommended diet for older adults, common serving sizes, medically-prescribed diets, warning signs and prevention of malnutrition, importance of drinking enough water, value of high-fiber diet, meal planning and food shopping, reading labels and uni
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Course Name:
Nutrition and Meal Preparation for Older Adults
Course Description:
This program provides important training in nutrition, meal planning and preparation. Topics include recommended diet for older adults, common serving sizes, medically-prescribed diets, warning signs and prevention of malnutrition, importance of drinking enough water, value of high-fiber diet, meal planning and food shopping, reading labels and unit pricing, safe food handling, cooking with a recipe, setting the table and serving the meal.
Course Objective:
After viewing this program, participants will understand:
• Nutritional needs of older adults • Common serving sizes • Signs of malnutrition and prevention • Medically-prescribed diets • Shopping, meal planning and preparation • Cooking methods
Intended Audience:
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Observation, Reporting and Documentation
This program teaches home care personnel about observation, reporting and documentation, three important areas of client care. Topics include: importance of accurate observation, reporting and documentation, developing good observation skills, types of observations, what you must report, definition of documentation, difference between objective and
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Course Name:
Observation, Reporting and Documentation
Course Description:
This program teaches home care personnel about observation, reporting and documentation, three important areas of client care. Topics include: importance of accurate observation, reporting and documentation, developing good observation skills, types of observations, what you must report, definition of documentation, difference between objective and subjective information, the care plan, documentation as a legal record and what to document.
Course Objective:
After completing this program, participants will:
• Understand how to develop good observation skills • Learn what should be included in observations • Recognize what should be reported • Understand the procedures for correct documentation
Intended Audience:
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
0.75
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Proper Body Mechanics and Back Safety
This program teaches home care personnel and family caregivers the principles of body mechanics and the importance of moving correctly in order to avoid injury. Topics include: understanding proper posture, understanding the principles of body mechanics, using proper posture and proper body mechanics when lifting, correct body mechanics during whee
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Course Name:
Proper Body Mechanics and Back Safety
Course Description:
This program teaches home care personnel and family caregivers the principles of body mechanics and the importance of moving correctly in order to avoid injury. Topics include: understanding proper posture, understanding the principles of body mechanics, using proper posture and proper body mechanics when lifting, correct body mechanics during wheelchair transfers, loading and unloading a wheelchair from a vehicle, applying the principles of body mechanics while caregiving and the importance of patience and planning to prevent injury.
Course Objective:
Upon completion of this training, the participant will:
• Understand proper posture • Understand the principles of body mechanics • Recognize the importance of proper posture and proper body mechanics during caregiving activities, especially when lifting
Intended Audience:
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
0.50
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions Medifecta Healthcare Training
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Providing Personal Care
Learn to capably assist a client with personal care tasks like bathing, dressing and grooming, as well as oral care, foot care and even how to give a client a gentle massage.
Course Name:
Providing Personal Care
Course Description:
Learn to capably assist a client with personal care tasks like bathing, dressing and grooming, as well as oral care, foot care and even how to give a client a gentle massage.
Course Objective:
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to: Assist clients with the seven essential areas of personal care; Use the SWIPES approach to personal care; Employ special touches like backrubs and in-bed shampoos.
Intended Audience:
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Credits:
0.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
aQuire Training Solutions
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