Caregiver training courses for senior caregivers can now be obtained online. As more states are passing laws requiring specific training, in order to make sure both the senior and the caregiver are both enjoying a safe care environment.

Join the Professional Association of Caregivers to receive online caregiver training along with a t-shirt and lapel pin. Learn about your state's training requirements. Then apply for a caregiving job in your area as more caregivers are needed.

Training courses for caregivers will vary between 5 and 12 hours in length and deliver a certificate of completion when finished.

California Caregiver Training Requirements Created by Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act

• California Orientation, Safety and Core Competency Training for Year 1: 10-Hours
• California Core Competency Training Annually: 5-Hours (Required Every Year after Year 1 10-Hour Completed)

What is the new California caregiver law? This is a frequent question we are asked. Here is the answer:

California Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act law requires California caregivers to have 10 hours of initial caregiver training followed by 5 hours of annual training in core competencies every year.

Online California caregiver training by Caregiver Training University delivers the skills required in an easy-to-use digital course that is smart-phone and tablet friendly. Caregivers may take the course at their own pace and maintain access to the course ongoing.

Take the California training to meet the state requirements.

Learn more about the California Assembly Bill 1217's requirements as you build your caregiving skills for The Golden State. The training requirements protect both seniors and caregivers by teaching basic senior care job skills.

Caregivers may always find employment in California as the demand for senior care in the home continues to rise. Anyone with a caring personality can take advantage of the training requirements to begin a fulfilling career in senior care.

Questions? Send us an email to: susan@caregiverlist.com or give us a call during business hours. We know caregivers are busy caring for others and we are here to assist  you.

Caregivers provide companionship and caregiving to seniors, and must remember to "care for the caregiver." Thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for your hard work and caring for our seniors. This week's stress relief photo was taken in Kohler, Wisconsin. It is a charming cafe and a wonderful place to sit and take some time out. It is a solarium that was originally built in England, dismantled, and reassembled in Wisconsin. We invite you to take a moment to enjoy the photo and the inspirational quote and share them with loved ones. We hope you have a great week. 

"Do what you can, with what you have where you are." 

-Theodore Roosevelt

For caregivers on a tight budget, going grocery shopping might be a stressful experience. Comparing prices on similar items across several stores might be the best way to save money, but it's time consuming and difficult. The Krazy Coupon Lady app lets caregivers pick stores they already shop at to find discounts on items they may need to buy.

When users first open they Krazy Coupon Lady app, they can give the app permission to access their location and then choose from a list of local stores they'd like to use coupons for. Big chain stores are included in the search, such as CVS, Meijer, Family Dollar, Whole Foods, Target, etc.

Then users need to decide whether or not they'd like to receive notifications and emails from the app. The notifications would be to let caregivers know when there are new coupons for the stores they designated during set up. 

The home screen on the app shows available coupons, too. Users can scroll through the selections and see if there's anything they'd like to buy. When caregivers see a deal they'd like to take advantage of, they can click the heart in the upper right hand corner of the screen and the coupon will save to their list of favorites.

The sun has set on the last summer weekend of the year. This week's stress relief photo was taken in Prague, in the Czech Republic, at that lovely time of day when the sunlight begins to fade. Please enjoy and feel free to share the photo and inspirational quote with loved ones. Thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for your hard work and caring for our seniors. Senior care training assists caregivers to better manage a senior's care needs and manage caregiver stress. We hope you have a great week.

For caregivers who lead hectic lives, setting and achieving goals can be much easier said than done. When you're busy working with senior clients, sometimes on a changing schedule, you can have every intention of making a change in your personal life, but then not lay out the steps to get where you want to be. Whether this pertains to exercise, healthy eating habits or even just taking some time for stress relief every week, the Today app gives caregivers a tool to easily track their habits. 

When caregivers first open the app, they don't need to create an account to use it. It takes them to a screen with an optional tutorial of the app, and it instructs them to click the plus sign to get started. Caregivers first need to name their habit. It can be a phrase, such as "Go to the gym." 

The next screen displays options for when users would like to complete this activity. The options include a frequency, such as daily, monthly or weekly, and an option for which specific days of the week they'd like to do that activity.  If you choose weekly or monthly, they can designate how many times each week or month, too. There's also a place for caregivers to decide if they'd like to be able to check in as doing that activity multiple times a day.

Then the app gives caregivers the option to set up reminders to complete their tasks. It will only display on the days the user has a task to complete at the time they select. Then they need to designate the start date for their task. It can be the day they're setting it up, or any date they choose in the future. Then the final step to set-up for a new habit is to pick a "cover" for the habit. There are a lot of different photos for caregivers to choose from. 

Caregiving skills require learning how to care for a senior's physical and emotional care needs while also following state guidelines for senior care.

Why would states establish caregiver training guidelines?

Because quality senior care involves keeping a senior's healthcare on track and also following best practices for caregiving for the elderly which includes being educated on aging issues such as elder abuse. Elder abuse is not only physical, but also emotional, sexual and financial and the top financial abusers are usually close family members or friends. Healthcare issues are also regulated to maintain privacy by something called HIPPA: Health Information Privacy and Portability Act.

Both the elder abuse recognition and reporting skills and HIPPA knowledge are items that all caregivers should be trained on in order to provide quality senior care and now many states do require this training for caregiver certification.

California caregivers, for instance, must have 10 hours of caregiver training which includes training in HIPPA for caregiving and elder abuse reporting.

Find caregiver training requirements in your state to become a certified senior caregiver. You may also apply for a job as a senior caregiver as there is high demand for part-time and full-time caregivers for seniors.

Buy Caregiver Training for $59 or Join the Professional Association of Caregivers for $79 to be certified caregiver in your state.

This week's stress relief photo was taken at dawn at the lake in Zurich, Switzerland. The first light of day breaking behind the Alps is a beautiful sight. Caregiverlist invites you to enjoy the photo and share it with loved ones. At Caregiverlist we know the realities of caregiver stress. Thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for your hard work and caring for our seniors. Please refer your friends to apply for part-time and full-time job positions on Caregiverlist.com and visit our career center for additional career tools. We hope you have a great week.

For senior caregivers on a tight budget, saving money wherever possible can make a big difference. Some monthly costs may be fixed, but others costs, like gas, change month to month. Caregivers can find the best local deals on gas using the GasBuddy app to save money.

When caregivers first download the GasBuddy app, they have the option of creating an account or simply skipping that step to use the app without an account. Either way, users are shown a home dashboard with information such as GasBuddy news, the range of local prices for gas, the best deal, etc.

The top button on the home screen says, "Find Gas Near You." If caregivers click on this button, it will take them to a search page to enter criteria. The app will default to use the caregiver's current location based on their phone's GPS, should the user allow it to access their location.