Direct Care Staff Training for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences
This course is designed and produced for personal care home and assisted living residence direct care staff in Pennsylvania to meet minimum knowledge requirements.
Welcome and Instructions
Required Participant Registration Details
Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Residences
Part of a Team
About the Regulations
Download the Regulations
General Rules of Providing Care
Introducing Yourself to Residents
Wrap-Up
Introduction to ADLs and IADLs
Defining ADLs and IADLs
Reflection on ADLs and IADLs
Supporting ADLs and IADLs
Supporting ADLS and IADLS while the Resident Adjusts to Their Need for Care
Examples of Supporting Residents with a Loss of Cognitive Abilities with ADLs and IADLs
Four Helping Rules when Supporting All Individuals with ADLs and IADLs
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Assessment and Support Plan
Assessment
Support Plan
Teamwork
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Caring for Residents with Cognitive or Mental Health Needs
Intellectual or Cognitive Disability
End the R-Word
Mental Health
Neurocognitive Disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders – Alzheimer’s Disease
Behavior Management
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Caring for Residents with Mobility Needs
Consequences of Lack of Mobility
Incontinence
Pressure Sores
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Emergency Medical Plans
Emergency Health Care
Medical Emergency
Medical Emergencies in Your Community
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Food Handling and Sanitation
Food Handling and Sanitation
Video on Food Safety
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Gerontology and Normal Aging
Changes with Aging
Hearing Loss
Vision, Smell, Taste and Touch
Cardiovascular, Neurological, Respiratory, Urinary, Digestive and Musculoskeletal Systems
Wrap-Up
Additional Resource on Older Adults and Depression
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Infection Control and Standard Precautions
Hand Washing
Hand Washing Video
Hand Sanitizer
Personal Protective Equipment
Donning and Doffing Gloves Video
Cleaning and Disinfecting
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Mandatory Reporting of Abuse and Neglect
Definition of Abuse
Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Abuse
Neglect, Abandonment and Exploitation
Reporting Requirements
Pennsylvania Elder Abuse Hotline
Reporting Requirements for the Four Serious Forms of Abuse
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Nutrition and Hydration
Dehydration
Preventing Dehydration
Nutrition
Refusal to Eat
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Personal Hygiene
Approaching Residents about Their Personal Hygiene
Factors in Supporting Personal Hygiene
Bathing
Skin Care
Hand Washing
Nail Care
Hair Care
Oral Hygiene
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Recreation Socialization, Community Resources, Social Services and Activities in the Community
Activities for New Residents
Resident Councils
Formal Supports and Community Actions
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Reportable Incidents and Conditions
Reportable Incidents about Individual Residents
Reportable Incidents Affecting Multiple Residents
Other Reporting Requirements
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Resident Rights
Resident Rights One through Five
Resident Rights Six through Ten
Resident Rights Eleven to Fifteen
Resident Rights Sixteen to Twenty
Resident Rights Twenty One to Twenty Five plus One More
Two More Rights for Assisted Living Residences
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Residents with Specialized Care Needs
Types of Specialized Needs
Residents with Specialized Care Needs
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Safe Management Techniques
Take a Moment
Different Solutions
I Statements
A Proactive Approach
Reinforce Positive Behavior and Do Not Argue
Humor
Hearing Offensive Words
Restraints
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
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Introduction to Safety Management and Hazard Prevention
Securing Medications
Securing Chemical Cleaners and Other Poisons
Introduction to Fires
Fires from Careless Smoking and Fires from Cooking
Fires from Heating
Fires from Extra Oxygen and Electrical Appliances
Responding to a Fire
Fire Extinguisher Demonstration
Preparing for a Fire
Fall Prevention
Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check
Congratulations!