Thank you for your interest in The Home Care Academy’s Caregiver Training.

ENGAGE CAREGIVERS, RETAIN CAREGIVERS. With a comprehensive program designed specifically with Canadian Home Care and Caregivers in mind, your agency will experience improved client outcomes and reduced turnover rates while significantly saving time and money.

You will find below a list of some of the courses we offer. For a more detailed list, as well as to find out how we can provide a custom training program for your team, contact us today.

CLIENT CARE COURSES

• Assistive Devices
• Bathing Safety
• Care and Comfort Strategies
• Care Routine
• Client Assessment Tool
• Client Care Plans
• Client Rights
• Compression Stockings
• Confidentiality
• Foot Care
• MAID
• Oral Hygiene
• Restrictive Activities
• Wound Management

GENERAL CLIENT CARE COURSES

• Housekeeping Basics

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH COURSES

• A Fair and Just Culture
• Client Centered Care
• Collaborative Nursing Practice
• Customer Service in Health Care
• Ethics Framework & Decision Making
• Quality Improvement
• Respect in the Workplace
• The Art of Companioning the Mourner

SAFETY COURSES

• CPR
• Hazard Assessment & Control
• Oxygen Safety

CLIENT SAFETY

• Client Abuse & PPCA
• Documentation
• Ergonomics & Client Handling
• Fall Prevention
• Incident Reporting
• Pressure Injury & Ulcer Prevention
• Safe Lifts & Transfers
• Wheelchairs & Assistive Devices
• WHMIS

DISEASE PROCESS COURSES

• COPD
• Hantavirus
• Heart Attack & Stroke
• Norovirus
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Skin Inspection
• Understanding Arthritis
• Understanding COPD
• Understanding Diabetes
• Understanding MRSA
• Understanding Pneumonia
• West Nile Virus
• Wound Management

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

• Choking
• Disaster Response
• Emergency Medical Management
• Fire Safety
• Hazard Assessment & Control

INFECTION CONTROL COURSES

• Bed Bugs
• COVID-19
• Flu Education
• Infection Prevention & Control
• Infection Prevention & Control Dietary
• Outbreak In-Service
• Pandemic
• Staff Hand Hygiene Training

ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA COURSES

• Aggressive Clients
• Behaviour Mapping
• Dementia

MEDICATION COURSES

• Hypodermoclysis
• MAP Medication Administration
• Medication Administration
• Support Worker In House Training Medication Administration
• Support Worker Medication Administration
• Understanding Use of Antipsychotics

FOOD PREP & NUTRITION COURSES

• Mealtime Assistance
• Promoting Hydration
• Safe Food Handling

STAFF SAFETY

• Body Mechanics
• Workplace Violence & Aggression