How to become a certified caregiver in California

Published: September 12, 2017 ~ 0

California passed legislation in Assembly Bill 1217 which you may review the California legislature’s caregiver training mandate which requires:

10 hours of training for Safety, Orientation and Core Competencies in 1st year
5 hours of Core Competency training annually

Caregiver Training University, created by senior home care industry professionals and educators, provides customized training matching the requirements to enable caregivers to easily become certified through an online caregiver training course.

Caregivers may purchase the online senior care training for $59 or become a member of the professional association of caregivers to receive a t-shirt and lapel pin.

Caregivers may:

Log-in at any time
Maintain access to their training ongoing
Pass a 36-question exam to confirm retention of information

California caregiver certification may be transferred to any senior home care agency and renewal training also may be received by just adding a renewal course for your account at Caregiver Training University. As caregiver jobs are plentiful as more and more seniors prefer to age-in-place at home, submit your job application at Caregiverlist.

Stroke Care Caregiver Training

Published: September 6, 2017 ~ 0

Strokes are the leading cause of long-term disability in the USA with high blood pressure being one of the risk factors.

Senior caregiver training for stroke care assists caregivers to be prepared for assisting seniors who have suffered from a stroke. As a stroke will happen suddenly and activities for rehabilitation in the first 6-months being key to successful recovery, caregivers can increase their skills by being prepared as a trained caregiver for assisting seniors with stroke recovery. Take an online caregiver training course for stroke care on your own or through a senior caregiver staff training course that will also meet your state’s training requirements for certification for caregiving.

Stroke Caregiver Training courses are available at Caregiver Training University and you may apply for a job with a licensed senior care company at Caregiverlist.com

Senior Caregiver Stress Relief Photo of the Week

Published: August 7, 2017 ~ 0

Senior caregivers provide emotional caregiving as well as assistance with Activities of Daily Living and must always remember to care for themselves. Enjoy this week’s photo. Gain caregiver training for your state to learn more successful caregiving techniques.

Happy 4th of July Caregivers from your Professional Association of Caregivers

Published: July 4, 2017 ~ 0

Wishing Senior Caregivers a Fun and Safe 4th of July, 2017!

Wishing senior caregivers a very happy and safe 4th of July, celebrating the freedoms of living and working in the USA!

Remember you can learn more about caregiver training and senior care employment at Caregiverlist.com and always remember more senior caregivers are needed and you are welcome to refer your friends as both part-time and full-time jobs are always available nationwide as more Americans choose to age-in-place in their own homes.

Free Certified Senior Caregiver T-shirt

Published: December 2, 2016 ~ 0

Professional Caregiver membership to the PAC comes with a T-shirt that comes in everyone’s style. Show off your t-shirt when your at home, relaxing, or even at work!

Don’t forget to take a picture of yourself in the t-shirt and post it to social media. Make sure to tag us for recognition for all your hard work.

Don’t have a t-shirt yet? Become a member of the Professional Association of Caregivers and receive one today!

How to find caregiver training for certification in your state

Published: September 17, 2016 ~ 0

California caregivers just began the process of meeting the new state caregiver training requirement for 10 hours of training for a caregiver’s first year of working and 5 hours of annual caregiver training in core competencies and many states in the U.S.A. do require caregiver training. Online caregiver training is acceptable and enables caregivers to maintain certification training each year. View California caregiver training requirements and purchase online training.

Becoming a Certified Nursing Aide

Published: August 25, 2016 ~ 0

Senior caregivers may consider becoming a Certified Nursing Aide, or C.N.A. (also sometimes called a Certified Nursing Assistant). Federal legislation mandates a minimum of 75 hours of training for an individual to be tested and officially receive “certification” as a nursing aide. States can pass additional legislation to require more than 75 hours.

C.N.A. training hours by state can be found on Caregiverlist and it seems many states require 120 hours of classroom training. Students also shadow a working C.N.A. at a licensed care facility for what is called “clinical training” as part of their nursing aide course education.

Nursing homes, hospitals and other care facilities must maintain a minimum number of C.N.A.’s on staff at all times in order to stay in compliance with their licensing. This is because nursing assistants really do provide the “hands-on care” and make the caregiving happen in the hospital, nursing home and rehab facility.

How do you become a certified nursing aide?

Find C.N.A. Schools in your area and request a complimentary admissions application (do not pay for these ever as you are the schools customer and the applications are free). Part of the admissions process includes financial aide assistance and sometimes employers will reimburse you for the tuition .

Do not over pay for your C.N.A. school tuition – request free C.N.A. school applications to shop around.

Research C.N.A. school costs in the Caregiverlist C.N.A. School Cost Directory and begin the next step in your professional caregiving career. Apply for a Caregiving job to place into action the skills you are learning while in C.N.A. school as companion caregiving requires a caring, dependable and trustworthy personality and the care company will provide you with basic training for each client.

Take a Sample C.N.A. Exam and explore online caregiver training as you prepare your caregiving career plan.

Senior Caregiver Certification Training Explained

Published: August 24, 2016 ~ 0

Caregiving has become a profession, and like all professions, regulations have followed by state governments. The regulations provide guidelines for companies and individual caregivers to follow in an effort to maintain quality standards and safety for both the caregivers and the senior. And, of course, the state governments also collect fees to manage and enforce their regulations.

More and more states are passing legislation to require caregiver training as more than 10,000 Americans turn age 65 daily. The national home caregiving association created a baseline for caregiver training requirements and worked with their association members in each state to present legislation requiring training and licensing. Some state governments passed legislation outlining specific requirements for caregiver training while other states just said training is required. Meanwhile some states still have legislation pending.

What caregiver training is now required (as of August 2016) in each state?

Basic caregiver training skills are a standard requirement by licensed senior care companies, including national corporations and franchise companies with locations nationwide. If the state the senior care company operates in also requires training, then the company must follow the state’s training laws.

California: just passed Assembly Bill 1217 requiring 10 hours of caregiver training for new caregivers and 5 hours of annual training: first 5 hours include 2 hours of Orientation Training and 3 hours of Safety Training and the 5 hours of annual training can be in Core Competency skills.

Review the professional senior caregiver training laws in your state and purchase online caregiver training to become a certified senior caregiver.

What are a caregiver’s job duties?

Published: May 28, 2016 ~ 0

Senior caregivers provide many, many services to seniors. Anyone entering the senior care industry quickly learns there are a wide variety of caregiver jobs and caregiver job duties. Sometimes it can be a surprise to learn that professional caregivers must meet certain certification standards by taking training courses meeting state requirements. Then the caregiver must pass a competency test to verify their knowledge.

Caregiver job duties include the following:

Assisting with Activities of Daily Living (often called “ADL’s – see, senior care has hip abbreviations too. Definition of ADL = basic activities you do each day, such as getting up and showering, getting dressed, eating your meals, taking your medications, scheduling appointments, doing laundry, grabbing your mail….you get the idea – anything that can be difficult to do when you have health and mobility issues that limit your capabilities.
Personal Care: bathing and toileting assistance
Transfer and Mobility Assistance
Meal Preparation and Assistance
ADL assistant with bathing, dressing and grooming
Medication Reminders
Appointment Scheduling
Errands
Companionship
Maintaining Daily Care Notes
Specific tasks for Medical Conditions
Engaging in Physical and Mental Activities

Caregivers may begin caregiver training in the basic skills with an online course and continue learning by reading books and watching movies to understand how caregiving can be a unique journey for everyone.

Caregiver Training for Professional Caregivers Nationwide

Published: May 22, 2016 ~ 0

Senior caregiver may take a basic skills training course online to meet the training requirements for many states, including for California, Georgia, Illinois, Colorado, etc. Washington state requires more training hours as their legislation for caregiver training was passed to include training for Medicaid caregivers.

California caregivers are the most recent to be required to have a minimum training of 5 hours prior to working with a senior client in their home and then 5 hours of annual training in core competencies.

Learn about caregiver training requirements and the basic caregiving skills as you begin a career in senior caregiving.

Purchase Online Caregiver Training to get started.

Become certified caregiver with Caregiver Training University online training.