Individuals

This caregiving stuff is pretty scary, isn’t it? Who would have thought that you would have to lift a 190 pound man from his bed to his wheelchair? Or that you would be fighting with Mom – practically forcing her to eat anything at all? Or that Dad would be so frail that assisting him to bathe makes you worry that you’ll break his bones by helping him to stand up. Just because they raised us doesn’t mean we automatically know what to do.

I had the same issues when I became a caregiver for my mother-in-law in the advanced stages of dementia. We had worked so hard to keep her at home but, I was really sure she didn’t want me to help her in the bathroom. She couldn’t be very helpful in transferring out of bed by this point, and I was terrified that I would drop her and she would break her neck, or a hip.

My company, Community Training Connection, Inc. has been training many types of helping professionals since 1993. Our training programs focus on teaching caregivers how to:

Listen and communicate in a respectful caring way to elders and family members
Help elders remain independent as long as possible
Assist with bathing, dressing and grooming
Appreciate differences in elders --even when illness, communication, behavior problems and dementia make it incredibly challenging

“Community Training Connection provides excellent staff training. The material is informative and up to date. The presenters are very professional and knowledgeable of all topic areas.”

Maxine Hartwell
Program Director
C-H Adult Day Program

Caregiving is often not a very glamorous job. But, when you find a great caregiver, they are worth their weight in gold. Show your hired caregivers that you value them by investing in them.

Caregiving College™ for family members:

provides a Tool Kit for dealing with unexpected behaviors
is an easy to access training program that is fun to use, without compromising the difficulty of the task
is an effective way to quickly prepare hired caregivers to assist
respects your time and knowledge
covers everything from how to find out the “non-negotiables” of the elder to bathing and dressing
includes a section on Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias

Caregiving College™

You Care for One Person at a Time
Discover more about the person’s daily rituals and things that can’t be negotiated – these may be something as simple as the pattern the person has used to bathe. When you haven’t lived in the same house as your parent in many years, you may not know some of the simple, yet profoundly important, aspects of the way they live their life. Your hired caregivers may not know how to find out what those issues are. When you’ve met one person with (fill in the blank), you’ve met just that one person – each person is unique. Learn how to build on that. This chapter starts the Tool Kit.

Communication – the Key to Success
Just as communication is critical in the workplace, in family homes where an elder is aging in place, effective communication is vital. This section covers listening as well as speaking. We can’t emphasize enough the value of a caregiver that can communicate with a person – especially when speech is compromised, when dementia has clouded the ability to be understood, or when the caregiver and the elder speak different languages.

Getting Through the Day
We call them ADLs – Activities of Daily Living – sometimes fun activities, sometimes difficult. This chapter adds tips for safely transferring and assisting an elder in walking to the Tool Kit. We’ll cover bathing, dressing and assisting with hygiene. We recently added information on understanding the importance of good nutrition and adequate hydration. You’ll learn techniques to encourage elders to eat and drink – which may become more difficult if there is a progressive disease. And what could be more fun than toileting?

Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias
This section helps the caregiver to understand that unusual behavior and changes in personality caused by dementia are not deliberate and willful actions. This section is packed with tips for the caregiver on dealing with repetitive questions, decoding communication, and focusing on the person and not the disease.

They Say He/She Has “Behaviors”……What Does That Mean?
All behavior is a way for a person to communicate something. We’ll give your caregiver the tools to deal with the difficult times – the elder is screaming, spitting, hitting, undressing. We’ll also provide tips for engaging the person in activities that are meaningful.

To get this much training in a classroom program would require at least five days, with costs for transportation, the trainer, meals out on top of the registration fee. A recent 4 day conference sponsored by a non-profit organization was priced at $ 595. Access to Caregiving College™ is $99 per person. Each person who completes Caregiving College™ receives a certificate of completion.

Caregiving College™

Easy to access, even for a computer novice
Written for caregivers
Complete with real life examples
Written by subject matter experts in the fields of aging and disability
Includes periodic testing and fun exercises
Includes a final test to show subject mastery

I am so certain that you will be delighted with the vast amount of information and the informative, lively and fun way the material is presented that I will guarantee your satisfaction or your fees will be refunded. The only thing we’ll ask is why – just so we can continually improve our training product.

Do you need help getting a computer set up for staff at a reasonable price? Do you need Caregiving College™ presented in Spanish? Do you have any questions? Contact Us!

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