Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities
Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities
Kentucky Center for Assisted Living

Introducing CARES®Online Dementia Care Training and

Alzheimer’s Association® essentiALZ® Certification

 

 

 

Dear colleagues in quality care,

 

Statewide Insurance Services, Inc. a subsidiary of the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities (KAHCF), the American Health Care Association (AHCA), and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) are happy to recommend HealthCare Interactive’s CARES online dementia care training programs and the Alzheimer’s Association essentiALZ individual certification programs resources to help reduce the off-label use of antipsychotics.

These programs, offered by leaders in the dementia care field, are available to you at a 10 percent discount. Use the codeAHCA10 at checkout to apply your 10 percent savings off any individual or site license purchase. For every purchase, HealthCare Interactive will donate 10 percent of the purchase price to the American Health Care Association to help advance efforts toward its mission of improving lives by delivering solutions for quality care.

CARES online training and essentiALZ certification were developed for both professional and family care providers for people living with dementia. The online programs—available 24 hours a day, 7days a week—give administrators access to track training progress by employees. Site licenses are available to train and certify all staff for one low price. Continuing education is also available.

 

CARES® Dementia Basics™ (includes access to the essentiALZ certification exam)

Four modules, four hours with pricing starting at $24.95 for individuals and $399.95 for site licenses

 

Topics covered:

 

·         Alzheimer’s and dementia

·         Understanding behavior

·         Communication

·         Person-centered care and the CARES® Approach

 

CARES® Dementia Advanced Care™ (includes access to the essentiALZ Plus certification exam)

Six modules, six hours with pricing starting at $39.95 for individuals and $499.95 for site licenses

 

Topics covered include the CARES Approach and:

 


·         Making a connection

·         Eating well

·         Recognizing pain

·         Minimizing falls

·         Rethinking wandering

·         Minimizing restraints



CARES® Dementia-Related Behavior™(includes access to the essentiALZ Plus certification exam)

Four modules, four hours with pricing starting at $24.95 for individuals and $399.95 for site licenses

 

Topics covered:

 

·         Introduction to dementia-related behavior

·         Using the CARES Approach to dementia-related behavior

·         Breaking down the CARES Approach

·         Key responses to dementia-related behavior

 

CARES® Activities of Daily Living™(includes access to the essentiALZ Plus certification exam)

Ten modules, ten hours with pricing starting at $49.95 for individuals and $599.95 for site licenses

 

Topics covered:

 


·         Dementia and the CARES Approach

·         Creating meaning in activities of daily living

·         Recognizing and managing pain

·         Bathing

·         Dressing

 

·         Eating

·         Grooming

·         Mouth care

·         Using the bathroom

·         Mobility, transferring, and positioning


Test drive CARES for free at hcinteractive.com/testdrive.

Visit www.hcinteractive.com/AHCA to purchase CARES online dementia care training programs including the Alzheimer’s Association essentiALZ certification exams. Don’t forget to use purchase code AHCA10 when purchasing. You will save 10 percent while helping to support the work of ACHA.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Ruby Jo Lubarsky

President

SIS / KAHCF

502-425-5000