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Dec 05, 2024
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2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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AHS 112 - Assisted Living Facility Caregiver Description: Preparation for the role of caregiver in an assisted living home, facility, or home health care agency. Legal and ethical issues; communication; service plans; nutrition and food preparation; fire safety and emergency procedures; home environment and maintenance; basic caregiver skills; and medication management. Meets the requirements of the Arizona Board of Nursing Care Institution Administrators & Assisted Living Facility Managers (NCIA). Must be at least 18 years old.
Prerequisites: Reading proficiency
Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 1
Course Content:
- Orientation and overview of the assisted living facility
- Legal and ethical issues and resident rights
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Job management skills
- Service plans
- Infection control
- Nutrition and food preparation
- Fire, safety, and emergency procedures
- Home environment and maintenance
- Basic caregiver skills
- Mental health and social service needs
- Care of the cognitively impaired resident
- Skills for basic restorative services
- Medication management
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the levels of care within an assisted living facility. (1)
- Identify legal and ethical issues and resident rights. (2)
- Use various techniques to communicate effectively. (3)
- Demonstrate ways to manage time and stress. (4)
- Develop service plans. (5)
- Use various techniques to manage infection control. (6)
- Design and implement nutrition plans and special diets. (7)
- Procure, handle, and store food safely. (7)
- Demonstrate ways to manage emergency procedures. (8)
- Use various techniques to maintain and manage the home environment. (9)
- Demonstrate basic caregiver skills. (10)
- Use various techniques to manage mental health and social service needs. (11)
- Address the needs of the cognitively impaired resident. (12)
- Assist with basic restorative services. (13)
- Assist with medication storage, organization, administration, documentation, and reporting. (14)
Required Assessment:
- Skills checklist
- Comprehensive final exam
- State administered caregiver exam
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