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Caregiver
Training is offered four times per year. It is a four-day, 8-hour seminar
featuring nurses and educators from the Asian Medical community providing
valuable insight into the care of our seniors. Training is provided with the
support of the Harris County Area Agency on Aging and the Texas Department of
Aging and Disability Services.
The
classes focus on ten units:
- Personal
Care (Activities of Daily Living)
- Creating a
Healthy Home Environment
- Medication
- Principles
of Body Mechanics
- Moving and
Positioning
- Nutrition,
Chewing, Hydration, and Constipation
- Enrichment
Activities for Caregivers and patient
- Fall
Prevention, Rehabilitation and Wheelchair Use
- Elderly
Neglect and Abuse
- Special
Needs: Care-giving for Patients with debilitating illnesses, "End of
Life" care, and Care for patients with disabilities
The class
is free, but there is limited space.
The 2012
classes will be held:
February
11th, [Registration is currently open – if you would like to sign up please
contact
Tracy
at (713) 271-6100 ext 106]
June 9th*,
[Registration is not currently open – but please contact Scarlet at (713)
271-6100 ext 202 if you are interested]
August
18th* [Class will be provided for Vietnamese speakers. Registration is not currently open – but
please contact Dan at (713) 271-6100 ext 206 if you are interested).
*Classes
are tentatively set. Check back for
updates.
In
addition, restrictions include:
- The
participant or person cared for must be over 60
- The
participant or person cared for must live in
Harris
County
Caregiver
Information is offered periodically throughout the year year. Please check the CCC event calendar for more
information and dates on these sessions.
Information sessions will be 1-2 hours long and will focus on various
topics such as:
- Personal
Care
- Creating a
healthy home environment
- Medicare
and Medicaid
- Medication
management
- Body
Mechanics
- End of Life
Care and Advanced Directives
- Nutrition
- Elderly
Neglect and Abuse
- Alzheimer’s
Disease and early warning signs
- Diabetes
Management
- Fall
Prevention
Caregiver Corner Articles (in Chinese)
This program is supported, in part, by the Harris County Area Agency on Aging
and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
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