COVID-19 Training for Home Care Caregivers via CareAcademy.com

Written by Jed Hammel | Mar 31, 2020 4:40:00 PM

Care Academy is offering a free COVID-19 certification class and in the spirit of sharing helpful information that improves things for our caregivers, clients, and the general population, I thought I'd share it here.

From Care Academy:

This certification class is FREE to EVERYONE and ANYONE, please share widely in your networks.

The certification class covers what COVID-19 is and the best practices for keeping your caregivers and clients protected. Your clients should rest easy knowing that your caregivers have been properly trained.

The class is has been reviewed by CareAcademy Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Madhuri Reddy. Dr. Reddy is a practicing geriatrician at Hebrew Senior Life in Boston, MA and is also an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

Along those same lines, here's an intro from the Care Academy page:

Learning Objectives

Describe COVID-19, its symptoms, the people most at risk of serious illness from it, and how it is transmitted.
Identify reliable sources of information about COVID-19.
Apply strategies for reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Describe tactics for providing care to someone who has COVID-19.
Suggest strategies for self-care for direct care workers during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Staying Up to Date

The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving. To stay informed with the latest information, consult the reliable sources listed below:

Your state and local health departments will have the latest information relevant to where you live. Use the resources below to locate the state and local health department websites:

Thanks to Care Academy for providing all this!

Lastly, Ankota has created a COVID-19 resource page for the home care industry that you can peruse via clicking this link. If you have any thoughts on this, please feel free to let us know!

Ankota provides software to improve the delivery of care outside the hospital, focusing on efficiency and care coordination. Ankota's primary focus is on Care Transitions for Readmission avoidance and on management of Private Duty non-medical home care. To learn more, please visit www.ankota.com or contact us.

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