Finding professional caregiver training can be a challenge. Certified Nursing Aide training requires admission to a C.N.A. school and a couple month’s course work which will include field in-service training (student will work at a hospital or nursing home).
As senior caregivers often have a wide range of schedules which may incorporate early mornings and evenings, finding a training program that they can attend can be a challenge.
Professional senior caregivers may now secure a certification training online, which meets the training requirements created by the department of health in a few states who now require licensed senior home care agencies to provide a minimum amount of training for caregivers.
Caregiverlist’s 10-hour online training allows caregivers to take the courses at their own speed, reading and learning each training module and then taking the quiz. Upon completion at a pass rate of 80%, a certificate is granted and the caregiver’s name is added to the certified caregiver database. The caregiver certification, provided by aQuire Training, a leader in providing department of health approved certified nursing aide, caregiver and assisted living CEU training, provides a formal training program for senior caregivers.
Many caregiving jobs do not require professional caregiving experience but senior home care agencies do train caregivers to provide quality care, by understanding age-related diseases and the emotional issues, elder-abuse signs and professionally documenting care needs.
