Our mission at Homewatch CareGivers of the Treasure Valley is to be the premier home care company in our area. A very important part of being a premier home care company is to provide trained caregivers for our clients. We require ALL our caregivers to complete our Big 56 training modules within the first couple months of being hired. This requirement even applies to caregivers who have 30 years of experience! Our training courses are displayed below and were carefully selected with the help of our corporate nurse.
In addition to these courses, we also require hands-on skills training and assessments, to ensure our caregivers can demonstrate competency in key caregiver skills. Caregivers who struggle to pass or show competency in any of these areas must continue to practice and learn these skills before we assign them to a client. We can also provide in-home field training (if needed) out of our client’s home, to help equip our caregivers with the expertise they need to handle unique situations. Our thorough training programs give our caregivers the tools they need to assist clients confidently and safely with all their caregiver needs.
Homewatch CareGivers Training Courses:
- About Fluid Restriction
- An Overview of Safe Eating and Drinking
- Applying Elastic Stockings/Compression Socks
- Assist Feeding with Limited Vision
- Assisting with Adult Briefs
- Assisting with Bedpan or Fracture
- Assisting with Use of Bedside Commode
- Assisting with Use of Urinal
- Basic Care Skills - Leaving the Room
- Basic Care Skills - Pain
- Basic Care Skills - Promoting Independence
- Basic Care Skills - Range of Motion
- Basic Care Skills - Skin Care
- Bathing: Tub, Shower
- Bedrail Safety
- Combing Hair
- CPAP Sterilization
- Foley Catheter Care - Female
- Foley Catheter Care - Male
- Giving a Bed Bath
- Handling Food Safely in the Home
- How to Assist with Transfer and Ambulation
- How to Measure and Record Output from a Urinary Drainage Bag
- Making an Occupied Bed
- Making an Occupied Bed
- Making an Unoccupied Bed
- Measuring Weight Without a Wheelchair
- Nebulizer
- Ostomy Care: Colostomy
- Performing Denture Care
- Performing Foot Care
- Performing Hand Hygiene
- Performing Nail Care
- Performing Oral Care
- Performing Perineal Care
- Proper Glove Removal
- Providing Dressing Assistance
- Pulse Oximetry
- Shampooing Hair in Bed
- Shaving
- Skills: Privacy
- Transfers: Assist to Wheelchair from Bed
- Transfers: Assist to/from Shower
- Transfers: Assist to/from Toilet
- Transfers: Mechanical Lift
- Transfers: Using a Gait Belt
- Turning and Repositioning
- Using Oxygen Safely
- Using Proper Ergonomics with Transfers
- Vital Signs: Measuring Blood Pressure
- Vital Signs: Measuring Pulse
- Vital Signs: Measuring Respiration
- Vital Signs: Taking an Oral Temperature
- Welcome to Homewatch CareGivers University Support for Supervisors
