Assisted Living

Each individual has the right to live his or her life with dignity and respect, free from abuse of any kind. Unfortunately, there are too many older adults (and those with disabilities) that are abused, neglected or exploited each year. This course has been created to insure assisted living personnel knows how to identify, report, and prevent elder care abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

This course will explore the process of discharging a patient from the hospital setting and the role of a care management team in reducing and preventing hospital readmissions. We will examine and review some of the strategies to reduce the likelihood of unplanned readmission and adverse events after the patient is discharged from the hospital to a home health care or assisted living setting.

This course can be taken by anyone who is a caretaker to a patient at risk of falling. We will explore the process of fall risk assessment using available fall assessment tools and the multiple risk factors that make home health care patients vulnerable to falls. We will discuss different fall prevention strategies and techniques that home health care providers can utilize to reduce fall incidences in the home. The course will also showcase available resources and steps to incorporate strong fall prevention programs in the home health care setting.

In the current landscape of health care, the concept of ethics is more important than ever. The many moving parts in the health care field (plus the remote nature of the work) places health workers in delicate positions where the concept of ethics and ethical behavior must be applied to ensure the best solution is chosen.