Preferred HealthStaff Inc. - The Preferred Choice In Home Care
Preferred HealthStaff Caregivers
 
 
 At Preferred HealthStaff, we hold to a very high standard involving an extensive screening process.
Quality, proficiency, attitude and personality are considerations for employment as well as education, training, experience and recommendations.
 
All of our caregivers are Insured and Bonded for your peace of mind. 
 
Each applicant is meticulously screened through a rigorous hiring process that includes:
 
  • Completed Application
  • Extensive interview
  • Full identification verification
  • Verified credentials and references
  •  Completed physical form
  • Tuberculosis (TB) screening
  • Completed skills assessment
  • CPR and First Aid Certification
  • Blood Borne Pathogens Certification
  • Minimum 1 year experience
  • Child abuse clearance check
  • Criminal history clearance
  • Drug screening
 
Each Caregiver also completes Preferred HealthStaff's Training program that includes additional training and testing in the following areas:
 
Caregiver Training(Certified Home Health Aid)
 
  • Becoming a Caregiver
  • Duties of a Caregiver
  • Care Ethics and Personal Rights
  • Communicating with Others
  • Understanding Client Rights
  • Promoting Your Client's Independence
  • Understand Elder Abuse
  • Human Needs and Development
  • Body Systems and the Aging Process
  • Common Chronic Diseases in the Senior Population
  • Common Communicable Diseases in the Senior Population
  • Handling Difficult Situations and Behaviors
  • First Aid
  • Infection Control
  • Environmental Hazards and Safety
  • Promoting and Maintaining Good Mobility
  • Nutrition and Hydration
  • Elimination and Toileting
  • Providing Personal Care
  • Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
  • Providing Skin Care
  • Measuring Vital Signs
  • Observation, Reporting, and Recording
  • End of Life Care
  • Managing your Work and Avoiding Caregiver Stress
  • Caregiver Conduct: Regulations, Co-workers and Familes
  • Understanding Sexual Harassment and Misconduct
  • Cultural Differences
  • HIPAA
 
 
Alzheimer's and Memory Care
 
  • Memory Loss and Aging (Part 1 & 2)
  • Getting a Diagnosis (Part 1 & 2)
  • Learning to Communicate
  • Daily Care Skills (Part 1 & 2)
  • Helping Families Cope (Part 1 & 2)
  • Environment IS Important (Part 1 & 2)
  • Activities for Special People (Part 1 & 2)
  • Special Considerations for Food and Fluids (Part 1 & 2)
  • Managing Behavior Challenges (Part 1, 2, 3 & 4)
  • Managing pain in People with Memory Loss
  • Assessments and Care Planning (Part 1 & 2)
  • Wandering
 
Non-Elder Care
 
  • Mental Illness
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Working with People with Physical Disabilities
  • Working with Children and Familes
 
 
Home Care Medications
 
  • A Vital Part of Your Client's Well being
  • Understanding the Prescription
  • Safely Monitoring the Medication
  • Documentation of Medication Handling
  • Managing and Assisting with Medication
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