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.

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.

Senior caregiver training requirements vary by state, based on state law requirements for licensed senior home care agencies and private duty senior care (caregivers hired and paid privately - this is still an old-school term used in the industry: "private duty").

Why do states regulate senior care? Because most senior care fraud starts in the home by a loved one or caregiver. Senior care can take an emotional toll on the caregiver and sometimes this can lead even good caregivers to take a wrong turn to justify financial, emotional or physical elder abuse.

In addition, many of our modern employment laws, such as payroll taxes which an employer takes out of each check for the employee and also contributes additional money for each payroll, provide for Social Security benefits, Worker's Compensation benefits and insurance protections and healthcare benefits.

States are passing legislation to protect both the caregiver and the senior. 

Caregiverlist provides a training portal to allow senior care companies to easily train all of their caregivers and track the training renewals while giving the caregivers a competency exam to test retention of the training skills.

Family caregivers and hire-direct caregivers can also take online caregiver training to learn basic caregiving skills to make sure they are maintaining safety and staying current with elder-abuse laws, privacy laws and the latest Alzhiemer's disease care and approved medications and other age-related disease care. Caregivers may view training required in their state and join the Professional Association of Caregivers to receive a t-shirt and lapel pin along with their online training course.

Certified caregiver training allows senior caregivers to verify their knowledge and understanding of specific caregiving skills. Many people still do not realize that the senior care industry has established specific training mandates for senior caregivers in many states as senior caregiving has become a profession.

What is certified caregiver training?

This training guides individuals through the basic caregiving skills and explains necessary terms and safety requirements and job duties for professional senior caregivers.

• Caregiver training concepts usually include the following skills:
• Safety (for Emergencies and Environmental such as Hurricanes, Earthquakes)
• Care Plan Duties and Care Plan Notes
• Personal Care
• Understanding Age-related Illnesses such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other forms of Dementia
• Safe Transfers
• Communication Skills
• Identifying Elder Abuse (Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Financial)
• Personal Care
• Safe Environment and Infection Control
• Meal Assistance
• Emotional Care for Aging Issues such as Death and Grieving

Senior caregiving has become one of the fastest growing professions because seniors are living longer than any previous generation while needing some care services for some of those year. In addition, technology has allowed seniors to age-in-place in their own homes while still staying in communication with friends, families and medical professionals.

Senior caregivers can take basic caregiving training courses to become certified as a professional caregiver and to be able to understand how to safely care for seniors. In addition, professional caregiver training.teaches caregivers to know how to identify elder abuse and how to maintain client privacy information.

California caregiver training now requires 5 hours of Orientation and Safety training prior to beginning to work with a senior client and an additional 5 hours of annual training in core competencies such as managing daily care plans, understanding elder abuse, assisting with daily activities of living, safe transfers and caring for age-related illnesses.

Find senior caregiver training requirements in your state and take an online caregiver training course to be a professionally certified senior caregiver.

Online Caregiver Training Course

Digital caregiver training tools are now available for anyone desiring to become a professional senior caregiver.  The caregiver training can also be taken by family caregivers who want to deliver safe care to a loved one and also gain knowledge about a senior's care needs.

Online caregiver training allows a caregiver to learn the subject matter from anywhere.  In senior care, where work shifts can be day or night, this is a valuable benefit.

Caregiver Training University's Basic Caregiver Training course provides an understanding of the 12 content areas most needed in senior care and originally created by a senior home care industry association.  

Online senior caregiver course manuals provide the overview of each concept along with tip sheets, study sheets, a practice quiz and then a final exam which contains 3 questions for each concept to meet testing guidelines to confirm retention of the information learned.

How doe a caregiver take an online training course?

Simply sign-up online with a credit card, receive a log-in and password, review the course materials and take the exam.

What are the basic skills taught in a professional senior caregiver training course?

• Caregiver Job Responsibilities
• Communication Skills
• Care Plan Notes
• Personal Care and Toileting
• Adaptive Equipment for Transfers
• Basic Hygiene and Infection Control
• Maintaining Clean and Safe Environments
• Basic Personal and Environmental Safety Precautions 
• Basic First Aid and Emergency Procedures
• Client Personal, Financial and Health Information: HIPPA
• Elder Abuse and Neglect: Identify and Understand

An online training course allows anyone who may be considering a career in senior care to understand the skills that will be involved.  Senior care involves both physical and emotional care.  Unlike many careers, a professional caregiver must take into consideration the need to manage a close relationship with their senior client.  Just as with any personal relationship, there can be happy and sad moments in caregiving and this means caregivers must have the necessary skills to handle situations in a professional manner.

Communicating with seniors effectively makes a difference in the quality of the caregiving.  Many times a senior may be experiencing loneliness because of a spouse or friend's death.  Imagine what it would be like if every month someone you know passes away - this begins to happen to everyone as we age.  Caregivers must learn how to connect with a senior and can do so better if they understand the generational differences.

Elder abuse actually occurs most frequently by a close loved one or relative and often is in the form of financial or emotional abuse.  Some states also hold accountable anyone who witnesses the abuse and does not report it.  This is just one more reason why professional caregiver training can be useful for any caregiver.

Become a certified caregiver by taking an online caregiver training course, at your own pace, and you will be able to deliver quality senior care to both friends, families and clients when working as a professional caregiver.  

To help get you started, here is a sample Caregiver Basic Training question:

Key situations when hand hygiene should be performed include:

A) Before touching a patient

B) After contact with blood, body fluids or excretions

C) After glove removal

D) All of the Above

Review the caregiver training course sections and sign-up for caregiver training to learn this answer and more.

Online Caregiver Training Delivers Caregiver Certification

Caregiver training requirements vary in each state in the U.S.A. but look for more states to pass legislation requiring specific training and mandating training programs to be passed before working as a professional senior caregiver.  This is because senior care truly does require many skills and this includes understanding how to safely monitor medications, manage nutrition and physical and mental exercise.  As elder abuse can also be an issue, professional caregivers are trained to monitor for signs of abuse (remember, the #1 type of elder abuse is financial).

Illinois caregivers must now complete a training program to learn the basic senior care skills and this training can now be obtained online through a 10-hour training course.  More than 33 states require some type of training with Florida and New Jersey leading the way for home health aide certification training.

Caregiver training courses include the following skills, for basic professional caregiving job duties:

• Duties of a Caregiver
• Communication with Others
• Observation, Reporting and Recording
• Providing Personal Care
• Promoting and Maintaining Good Mobility
• Elimination and Toileting
• Infection Control
• Environmental Hazards and Safety
• Basic First Aid
• Understanding Elder Abuse

Certified caregiver training can be purchased through an online caregiver training course which caregivers may take at their own pace.  Once caregivers pass the course at 80%, they will be certified and may explore additional training programs for memory loss and consider becoming a Certified Nursing Aide.  C.N.A. programs are administered in all states of the U.S.A. and require working in the field and passing the state C.N.A. exam.  Take a sample C.N.A. test to learn more about certified nursing assistant training in the Caregiverlist C.N.A. School Directory.

Training for caregivers – where do you find it, how much does it cost and how do you know which training is the right one for you?  These are questions we are often asked by both professional caregivers and family caregivers.  We enjoyed meeting some of our professional Chicago Caregivers this week who visit Caregiverlist.com to apply for a senior care job position whenever they are looking for caregiver employment (and use our resume tools and training information) - we look forward to meeting more of you at our job fairs.

Caregiver training involves learning skills to safely care for a senior’s physical needs, emotional needs and understanding how to monitor signs of new conditions such as depression or elder abuse.

Senior caregivers are hired as:

·         Companion Caregivers

·         Certified Caregivers

·         Certified Nursing Aides (C.N.A.’s)

·         Certified Home Health Aides (C.H.H.A.’s in NJ, CA)

Companion caregivers often work with seniors who have memory loss but just need a “companion” to keep their day on track. Certified Caregivers meet the 10-hour caregiver training requirement that has been established by many states and by the senior care industry.  Certified Nursing Assistants, or Aides, are called C.N.A.’s and must complete a state-approved course and then pass the C.N.A. exam.  Every 2 years a C.N.A. must renew their certification.

Becoming a caregiver for a senior can begin as a companion caregiver.  You may then take the 10-hour online caregiver certification course to be a certified non-medical senior caregiver.  Senior care companies often provide caregiver training but taking the online caregiver training course will help you know what to expect when you begin working as a caregiver.  You may also take a sample C.N.A. test to understand the skills taught at C.N.A. schools (and find an approved C.N.A. school in your area).

Apply for a caregiver job in your area, as senior care companies are constantly hiring in order to keep up with their staffing needs in this growing industry (seniors may quickly need care services after a stroke, hip replacement or when memory loss accelerates).

Caregiver pay is above minimum wage and can range from $8.50 to $16 per hour, depending upon what part of the country you live in and the level of skills required. Benefits such as payroll taxes, performance bonuses, paid vacation, flexible hours and health insurance also are available.

Caregiver job descriptions and caregiver stories are also available in Caregiverlist’s Caregiver Career Center to help you learn more about becoming a senior caregiver. You may also join the Professional Association of Caregivers to receive the 10-hour certified online training and a t-shirt and lapel pin and additional information to begin your caregiver career. Both family caregivers and professional caregivers may join the P.A.C.

Caregiverlist just attended a few C.N.A. school job fairs this week and all of the graduating C.N.A. students who talked with us shared they find working as a senior caregiver to be very fulfilling.  While you may have some days which present challenges, when you become a senior caregiver you will go home each day knowing that you are appreciated.  These C.N.A.’s also shared with us that they appreciate knowing they can continue to grow their career as there will continue to be many jobs in this industry which is predicted to be the top category for jobs in the next decade.  Apply for a senior caregiver job now in your area.

Senior care training involves learning many skills in order to care for the emotional and physical aspects of senior care and to understand the bigger picture in order to recognize early signs of memory loss and elder care abuse which is often financial.

Senior caregivers are trained to safely assist with physical care needs such as transfering form bed to wheelchair to toilet and to interact with seniors with memory loss and hearing loss.  Many skills are improved upon as a caregiver provides care to seniors with different personality types. 

Caregiverlist's Certified Caregiver Training program provides a certificate for successful completion of a 10-hour online training program which meets the requirements established by the Illinois Department of health for non-medical senior caregivers.  The National Private Duty Association was behind the legislation which required all senior home care agencies in Illinois to become licensed beginning in September, 2008.  These licensed home care agencies must provide for a minimum of 8-hours of training each year.  The 10-hour onlione caregiver certification meets this training requirements.

The Caregiver Certification program includes these caregiver training modules:

• Duties of a Caregiver
• Communicating with Others
• Observation, Reporting and Recording
• Providing Personal Care
• Promoting and Maintaining Good Mobility
• Elimination and Toileting
• Environmental Hazards and Safety
• Basic First Aid
• Understanding Elder Abuse

Upon passing the course at 80% success rate, a caregiver may print out their Certificate and their name will be added to the database of certified caregivers.  Senior caregivers remain in high demand by employers and may find job opportunities for part-time and full-time employment with professional senior care companies.