{"id":1134,"date":"2016-07-27T03:48:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T03:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2016-07-27T03:48:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T03:48:19","slug":"firstlight-caregivers-complete-special-training-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/2016\/07\/27\/firstlight-caregivers-complete-special-training-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"FirstLight Caregivers Complete Special Training Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1135\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2016\/07\/Kati-Kepler-Dementia-End-of-Life-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"FirstLight Home Care Caregiver Kati Kepler received her Certification in Dementia Care and End of Life Care.\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" class=\"wp-image-1135\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FirstLight Home Care Caregiver Kati Kepler received her Certification in Dementia Care and End of Life Care.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Caregivers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FirstLight Home Care \u2014 South Sound<\/a> are continually taking training in addition to what&#8217;s required for their CNA or HCA licenses by the State of Washington:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dementia Care Certification<\/strong> \u2014 This training program teaches how to provide outstanding care to individuals with Alzheimer\u2019s disease or dementia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>End-of-Life Care Certification<\/strong> \u2014 Training to care for individuals at the end of their lives, focused on understanding of needs, grieving and loss as well as the unique concerns of the family.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developmental Disabilities Certification<\/strong> \u2014\n<div id=\"attachment_1137\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2016\/07\/Kathy-Custer-End-of-Life-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"FirstLight Home Care Caregiver Kathy Custer received her Certification in End-of-Life Care.\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" class=\"wp-image-1137\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FirstLight Home Care Caregiver Kathy Custer received her Certification in End-of-Life Care.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Providing care for adults who are differently abled requires understanding abilities and how to support the person in their independence and self-care to the greatest extent possible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post-Hospital Care Certification<\/strong> \u2014 Understanding the unique needs of individuals with chronic or post-acute conditions is vital to preventing rehospitalization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This month FirstLight Caregiver Kati Kepler completed training and became certified in both Dementia Care and End-of-Life care. \u00a0And\u00a0FirstLight Caregiver Cathy Custer completed training and became certified in End-of-Life care.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of these extraordinary caregivers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caregivers at FirstLight Home Care \u2014 South Sound are continually taking training in addition to what&#8217;s required for their CNA or HCA licenses by the State of Washington: Dementia Care Certification \u2014 This training program teaches how to provide outstanding care to individuals with Alzheimer\u2019s disease or dementia. 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