Essential Skills for Family Caregivers

Name: Essential Skills for Family Caregivers
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Learn Essential Family Caregiving Techniques

Created byCareAcademy | Caregiver Training

Last updated 5/2018

English

What you'll learn

Have the confidence and basic skills to help a friend or family member in need of care.

Course content

8 sections • 13 lectures • 32m total length

Introduction0:50
This CareAcademy class was created to provide family caregivers with essential tips and support to make this part of life a little easier to navigate.

By the end of this class, you will be able to:

Explain the importance of maintaining a clean environment for both yourself and your loved one.
Demonstrate proper handwashing techniques.
Assist your loved one with getting dressed.
Assist your loved with a bath in bed.
Demonstrate proper body mechanics when assisting with moving or transporting your lvoedone.
Safely assist your loved one in and out of a vehicle.
Identify the different modified diets that a medical professional may recommend for your loved one.
Practice ways to make meal time comfortable for your loved one and to help him or her stay healthy.
Practice communication strategies for loved ones with hearing impairment.
Practice strategies for managing caregiver stress.
Identify options for seeking in-home care for your loved one.

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Overview of Infection Control2:11
As older adults get age, they become more susceptible to illnesses and diseases. This video explains the importance of maintaining a clean environment for both caregivers and older adults.
Hand Hygiene4:24
Most germs and viruses are transferred through the hands. This video demonstrates ways to maintain good hand hygiene when working with older adults.
Infection Control - Check Your Knowledge

Proper Body Mechanics1:07
To ensure the caregiver does not injury themselves or the older adult, this video explains proper body mechanics to assist moving or transporting an older adult.
Assisting In and Out of Vehicles1:19
To ensure the caregiver does not injury themselves or the older adult, this video explains best practices for safely getting an older adult inside/outside of vehicles.
Transporting an Older Adult - Check Your Knowledge

Preparing Simple, Modified Diets4:10
It is important to maintain good nutrition in older adults, but there are times when a diet needs to be modified due to various things. This video explains several modified diets that a medical professional may implement for the older adult.
Overview of Eating Habits / Options3:05
There are several factors that should be considered when assisting older adults to eat. This video outlines best practices to help meal time comfortable and offers suggestions to ensure the older adults stays healthy.
Nutrition - Check Your Knowledge

Requirements

No prior knowledge required. This is a family caregiver class for all levels of experience.

Description

Being a family caregiver can be deeply emotionally satisfying. At times, it can also be stressful and overwhelming. Caregiving is a big commitment and older adults may need a wide range of different types of assistance.

This CareAcademy class was created to provide family caregivers with essential tips and support to make this part of life a little easier to navigate.

By the end of this class, you will be able to:

Explain the importance of maintaining a clean environment for both yourself and your loved one.
Demonstrate proper handwashing techniques.
Assist your loved one with getting dressed.
Assist your loved one with a bath in bed.
Demonstrate proper body mechanics when assisting with moving or transporting your loved one.
Safely assist your loved one in and out of a vehicle.
Identify the different modified diets that a medical professional may recommend for your loved one.
Practice ways to make mealtime comfortable for your loved one and to help him or her stay healthy.
Practice communication strategies for loved ones with hearing impairment.
Practice strategies for managing caregiver stress.
Identify options for seeking in-home care for your loved one.

About us: CareAcademy provides home care and home health agencies with a best-in-class online education platform that delivers engaging video-based classes and real-world scenarios that walk through aspects of the caregiver experience. We now train thousands of caregivers each month, helping them deliver the best care possible. Best of all, we provide the extra set of hands Agencies need to manage caregiver training so they can acquire and retain the talent needed to grow their business.

Who this course is for:

Family caregivers or anyone interested in learning some essential skills to take care of a loved one.

Essential Skills for Family Caregivers

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