{"id":1385,"date":"2017-09-01T18:19:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T18:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2017-09-01T18:19:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T18:19:32","slug":"firstlight-caregivers-receive-advanced-dementia-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/2017\/09\/01\/firstlight-caregivers-receive-advanced-dementia-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"FirstLight Caregivers Receive Advanced Dementia Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1386\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2017\/09\/Custer-and-Olsen-Adv-Dem-Cert-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" class=\"wp-image-1386\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kathy Custer (left) and Kari Olsen (right) with FirstLight Home Care \u2014 South Sound owner Sarah Lane.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Caregivers at<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FirstLight Home Care \u2014 South Sound<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>are continually taking training in addition to what\u2019s required for their CNA or HCA licenses by the State of Washington.<\/p>\n<p>FirstLight offers this specialized training to their caregivers at no cost. \u00a0This support is just one of the reasons why Olympia caregivers consider FirstLight Home Care the best place to work in all of senior care.<\/p>\n<p>FirstLight caregivers can become certified in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dementia Care <\/strong>\u2014 Training that teaches about the different stages of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and techniques to manage, communicate with, and deal with behaviors of, a person with memory loss.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Dementia Care<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 This training program provides different care strategies associated with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and teaches meaningful activities, medication administration and behavior management when caring for person\u2019s with dementia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>End-of-Life Care<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>\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<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2014 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<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2014 Understanding the unique needs of individuals with chronic or post-acute conditions is vital to preventing re-hospitalization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This month, FirstLight Olympia Caregivers Kathy Custer and Kari Olsen completed training and became certified in Advanced Dementia Care, having already received Dementia Care certification. 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