This spring the Penn State Beaver Office of Continuing Education will offer a series of on-campus courses in personal care home training for health care professionals who are preparing to become personal care home administrators and/or administrators and direct-care staff who must meet continuing education requirements. In addition, individuals who are providing elder care for family members will find several or all topics valuable and are welcome to attend.
The programs address issues surrounding personal care homes as well as the responsibility to provide safe, humane, comfortable, and supportive residential settings for adults who don't require the services in or of a licensed, long-term care facility, but do require assistance or supervision with daily living activities and other physical and mental life skills. Those who completed the 100-hour standardized department-approved administrator training course after January 2009 must successfully complete the orientation program for new administrators and a competency test with a passing score in accordance with 55 Pa.Code § 2600.64(a)(3) (relating to administrator training and orientation). Also, current administrators must complete at least 24 hours of training related to job duties. All direct-care staff must complete 12 hours of training. Classes may be taken as an entire program for $1,125 or may be taken individually as needed. Courses can be counted as part of the required 24-hour continuing education credits.
Penn State is an approved provider through the Department of Public Welfare under the Personal Care Homes Licensing Regulations as of April 23, 2005, published in 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2600 (35 Pa.B.2499). Courses and fees are as follows:
- “Medication Procedures,” 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, April 13, $98
- “Recreation,” 5 to 9 p.m., Monday, April 13, $56
- “Personal Care Services and Hygiene,” 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, $126
- “Cultural Competency,” 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, $42
- “Gerontology,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, $84
- “First Aid Training,” 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, $42 “Nutrition, Food Handling, and Sanitation,” 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, April 16, $98
- “Certification in CPR,” 5 to 9 p.m., Thursday, April 16, $56
- “Care for Residents with Mental Illness,” 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, April 17, fee $126
- “Writing Assessments,” 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 18, $70
- “Fire Prevention, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, May 11, $56
- “Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Reporting,” 3 to 9 p.m., Monday, May 11, $84
- “Care for Residents with Dementia,” 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, $112
- “Community Resources,” 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, May 13, $56
- “Budgeting and Financial Recordkeeping,” 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, $56
- “Care for Residents with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities,” 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, $28
- “Local, State, and Federal Laws,” 8 to 10 a.m., Thursday, May 14, $28
- “Resident Home Contracts,” 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, May 14, $28
- “Residents' Rights,” 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday, May 14, $42
- “Staff Supervision,” 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, May 15, $112
To register for a course(s) or to obtain more information, contact the Office of Continuing Education at beaverce@psu.edu or 724-773-3700.