Details
The Texas Direct Care Staff Training Kit is specifically designed to help administrators, managers, and/or department heads provide the direct care staff training required by Texas Administrative Code, Subchapter C, Rule 92.41. This regulation requires all staff members to complete four hours of orientation before assuming any job responsibilities. Training must cover, at a minimum, the following topics:
- Reporting of abuse of neglect
- Confidentiality of resident information
- Universal precautions
- Conditions about which they should notify the facility manager
- Residents’ rights
- Emergency and evacuation procedures
The regulation also requires that “attendants” must complete 16 hours of on-the-job supervision and training within the first 16 hours of employment following orientation. Training must include:
- In Type A and B facilities, providing assistance with the activities of daily living
- Resident’s conditions and how they may affect provision of tasks
- Safety measures to prevent accidents and injuries
- Emergency first aid procedures, such as the Heimlich maneuver and actions to take when a resident falls, suffers a laceration, or experiences a sudden change in physical and/or mental status
- Managing disruptive behavior
- Behavior management, for example, prevention of aggressive behavior and de-escalation techniques, practices to decrease the frequency of the use of restraint, and alternatives to restraints
- Fall prevention
What's Included
Care and Compliance Group Staff Training Kits offer the best value by combining multiple DVD training modules organized by topic. Each comprehensive kit includes resources to make completing and documenting staff training a breeze:
- 11 DVDs
- Training verification forms
- Exam that tests the employee’s comprehension of the training material
- Certificate of completion to duplicate and present to staff
- 345 page training manual
- Instructor guides
- Learner workbooks with quizzes
- Resource CD with the entire kit in Microsoft Word and PDF format for easy reprinting and customization
Staff Training DVDs Included
Our training DVDs are the heart of our training kits. Each training DVD is produced specifically for assisted living and residential care communities. This kit includes the following DVDs:
- Introduction and Resident Rights
- Infection Control
- Emergency Procedures
- Recognizing and Reporting Elder Abuse
- Assisting with Activities of Daily Living
- Psychosocial Needs of the Elderly
- Special Needs of the Elderly
- Fall Precautions in Assisted Living
- Dementia Care: Aggressive Behavior
- Side Effects, Adverse Reactions, and Medication Errors
- Monitoring Residents for Change in Condition
Training Manual
The 345 page training manual includes resources to enhance the training covered in the DVDs, including:
- Instructor guide
- Learner workbook
- Exam
- Certificate of completion
- Forms to document training