As a long-term caregiver, you likely work long hours, are exposed to emotionally stressful situations, and do physically demanding work. This can contribute to feelings of burnout. Burnout is a threat to your health and wellbeing, and it affects the quality of care provided to residents.
As a long-term caregiver, you likely work long hours, are exposed to emotionally stressful situations, and do physically demanding work. This can contribute to feelings of burnout. Burnout is a threat to your health and wellbeing, and it affects the quality of care provided to residents.
This course is intended to offer you, the long-term care professional, an opportunity to learn more about the types of violent threats that you may encounter on the job. We will discuss risk reduction strategies, the value of debriefing and reporting, and how your employer and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (or OSHA) can help to keep you safe.
As a long-term care professional, you may work long hours, including overnight and consecutive shifts. This training aims to: 1) help you understand the risks associated with sleep deprivation and fatigue, 2) identify the sources of fatigue in long term care, and 3) introduce you to tools to help manage those risks.
Long term care staff working in nursing homes, assisted living facilities or other residential care facilities, interact very closely with residents and their living environment. For example, you may help them bathe, prepare their meals, assist with other activities of daily living, or perform essential environmental cleaning tasks. This close contact places you at a greater risk of exposure to contagious diseases.
