Introducing CARES®Online Dementia Care Training and
Alzheimer’s Association® essentiALZ® Certification
Dear colleagues in quality care,
[Your State Affiliate Name], 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 programsand the Alzheimer’s Association essentiALZindividual certification programas resources tohelp 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 checkoutto applyyour 10 percentsavings off any individual or sitelicense purchase. For every purchase, HealthCare Interactivewill 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 forpeople 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
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Visit purchase CARES online dementia care training programs including the Alzheimer’s Association essentiALZ certification exams. Don’t forget to use purchase codeAHCA10when purchasing. You will save 10 percent while helping to support the work of ACHA.
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