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April 17, 2015
Dementia Care Skills for the Family Caregiver
Join us this Saturday and Sunday from noon – 4:30 for this FREE Family Caregiver Workshop on Alzheimer’s & dementia care skills! Topics covered include communication, understanding behaviors, home safety, caregiver stress, and much more. We are located at the I-530 Medical Mall in Pine Bluff, located right off I-530 Exit 39 in Watson Chapel….
April 10, 2015
FREE Continuing Education Program
Geriatric Obesity: Pathophysiology, Issues, and Management Presented by Dale Terrell, MD, Director, South Central Center on Aging Thursday, April 23 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM To join us for this FREE continuing education program, give us a call at 870-879-1440 to register. This program is appropriate for community members and/or paraprofessionals caring…
April 6, 2015
Become an In-Home Caregiver!
For anyone interested in the becoming a Schmieding-certified geriatric home caregiver, we have not one but TWO information sessions scheduled this month. Saturday, April 18 @ 9 AM Friday, April 24 @ 10 AM At these times, the teachers will be available to go over all the program details as well as answer any questions…
April 2, 2015
April AD Graduates
Congratulations to this week’s Alzheimer’s & Dementia Training graduates, who are one step closer to obtaining their Geriatric Home Caregiver certificates!
March 19, 2015
General Information Session
We will have an information session tomorrow, Friday March 20 at 10:00 AM for anyone interested in learning more about the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Pine Bluff. The session sill start at 10:00, so please plan to be a few minutes early so that you don’t miss out on any important information. If you…
March 3, 2015
Patient Transfer Practice
Today our students learned how to safely assist a patient into and out of a wheel chair using a gait belt. Future Schmieding-Certified In-Home Assistants in training!
March 2, 2015
In-Home Assistant Students Learn the Heimlich Maneuver
After having class postponed for a week due to inclement weather, students in today’s IHA class were eager to get started! Today, Lisa taught them the Heimlich maneuver using our new Act+Fast Anti Choking Trainer. If you look closely at the third picture, you’ll see the yellow “obstruction” flying through the air. This was definitely…
February 26, 2015
GRADUATION POSTPONED
Tomorrow night’s Geriatric Home Caregiver graduation has been cancelled due to inclement weather. We will reschedule this event as soon as possible and contact all graduates with the new date. Be safe, and we hope to see you all soon! Feel free to give us a call at 870-879-1440 if you don’t hear from us…
February 19, 2015
Dementia Simulation in AD Class
Lisa put the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Training students through a mini virtual dementia tour this morning, allowing them to experience what life may be like for an elderly person suffering from the disease.
February 18, 2015
Why Women Should Pay Special Attention to Heart Health
While Valentine’s Day has passed, Heart Health Awareness Month is still in full swing! Heart disease is the #1 killer of women, though the warning signs often go unnoticed. To learn more about heart disease in women, as well as what to look out for, give this article AgingCare.com a quick read. http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/women-heart-health-176999.htm
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