Dementia Training
Dementia caregiver training equips individuals with the skills to manage cognitive decline, focusing on person-centered care, effective communication, and behavior management. This adaptable curriculum teaches you how to handle daily challenges, prioritize safety, and reduce stress both for the person living with dementia and for yourself. Assisting with ADLs: Learn safe, dignified strategies to help with bathing, dressing, eating, and grooming. Verbal & Non-Verbal Techniques: Learn how to speak clearly, use positive body language, and interpret "behavior as communication" (e.g., pain, fear, or frustration) Managing Distress: Explore de-escalation strategies—such as the "4 R’s" (Reassure, Reconsider, Redirect, and Relax)—for managing repetitive questions, aggression, or hallucinations.
Your Instructor
Hello and Welcome,
As a Gerontologist and with over 30 years of non-medical in-home care experience, a wealth of knowledge as well as owning and operating as an active administrator in the home care industry, we are able to offer you a platform that adheres to the requirements as outlined and mandated by the new regulatory body in California called the HCSB Home Care Services Bureau. They are governed under the new Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act. The HCSB is a branch of the Department of Social Services in California. The statute as set forth in the Health and Safety Code section 1796.44(c) it requires an initial 5 hours of training 2 hours of Orientation and 3 hours of Health and Safety training. In addition 5 hours are required per year on a continuous basis to maintain your registry status with the Home Care Services Bureau.
These courses are designed to meet the requirements, as well as provide you with a certification that you can present to your employer to establish the hours of training mandated each year by the Department of Social Services / Home Care Services Bureau. There is a short quiz at the end of each course reviewing your comprehension of the material presented.
New courses will be added so please check back for future courses of interest. The platforms offered make it easily accessible from your phone, ipad, laptop computer as well as a desktop computer for training.
Good luck and we are thank you for choosing California Registry Compliance Courses!