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State-approved training curriculum for nursing assistants

It is widely known that the long term care industry has one of the highest employee turnover rates of any profession. Recognizing the critical staffing issues long term care managers face, the Institute offers its Foundations of Nursing Assistant Care, an 18-day, 126-hour curriculum that prepares individuals for employment in the long term care industry and addresses the most common barriers to the recruitment and retention of qualified caregivers. Key Culture Change Principles of Empowerment, Choice, Community, Respect and Relationships are interwoven throughout this curriculum which includes competency-based classroom and clinical instruction. (read more>>)

The mentoring program nurtures a stable workforce and contributes to the well-being of all involved.

Long term care providers are constantly seeking ways to recruit and improve retention of their newly-hired and long-term employees. Research shows that 40-50% of Nursing Assistants leave before they have completed their 90-day probationary period. Employers have attempted to battle this trend by offering a variety of incentives to improve retention rates during this critical time. The Institute's 12-hour Mentoring for Eldercare Workers program focuses on improving retention rates for newly hired employees and enriching the work experience of long-term employees and includes the following modules:

	A "How To" module for program developers
	An in-service to gain buy-in of the leadership team
	Six 2-hour training sessions to teach mentoring skills
	In-service modules for mentors and mentees

The curriculum is designed to:

	Remove barriers that interfere with new employees becoming committed, productive team members
	Help experienced employees sharpen their clinical skills and improve job satisfaction
	Provide consistency of care and quality of life for our elders
	Promote relationships that create a community where elders want to live and people want to work

Designed by an interdisciplinary team of experts in long term care, the Regulatory F-Tag "Crosswalk to Culture Change" Principles and Values highlights primary Culture Change Principles and Values and links them to dozens of Federal Regulations. Originally developed for use by Administrators, this valuable tool also assists Directors of Nursing, Managers, and Supervisors from all departments in understanding how Culture Change initiatives do not interfere with Federal Regulations, but in reality support them and the CMS intent to improve quality of care and quality of life for elders. Terminology is easily understood by both clinical and non-clinical staff members. (73 pages)

Key Healthcare Terms and Abbreviations: A Glossary for the Non-Clinical Professional is a handy A-to-Z reference that helps the non-medical professional with the sea of terminology regularly used by clinicians in long term care settings. Written in terms understandable to the lay person, it also contains an A-to-Z listing of commonly used medical abbreviations. (35 pages)