November 5, 2014
Free Workshop in Pine Bluff: Dementia Care Skills for the Family Caregiver
Give us a call at 870-879-1440 to sign up for this FREE 2-day workshop designed for family caregivers. Date: Thurs. & Fri., November 19 & 20 from 8 AM to 12 NOON each day. Caring for an older adult with dementia presents many special challenges to family and friends who provided the care and support…
October 28, 2014
In-Home Assistant Skills Practice
Michelle Howell practicing In-Home Assistant skills with Pine Bluff Schmieding Home Caregiver Training students. Getting ready to graduate our last IHA class of 2014!
October 10, 2014
Geriatric Home Caregiver Graduation Celebration
Congratulations to our September and October Geriatric Home Caregivers who completed the entire Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Pine Bluff! Over 80 people attended our graduation celebration last Friday at the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training center in Pine Bluff to recognize our September and October Geriatric Home Caregiver graduates. Lisa Beck, Coordinator of Home Caregiver…
September 23, 2014
Continuing Education in October
The following continuing education video teleconferences will be broadcast this month at the South Central Center on Aging in the Schmieding Classroom: Oct. 3 : “A Dental Consult for Your Geriatric Patient” by Gretchen Gibson, DDS, MPH Oct. 14 : “A Compassionate Imperative: The Status of Palliative Care in Arkansas” by Kimberly A. Curseen, MD…
Building Blocks for Better Care of Alzheimer’s Disease
This FREE video teleconference series presented by the Arkansas Geriatric Education Center in collaboration with the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging will be broadcast in the Schmieding Classroom at the South Central Center on Aging in Pine Bluff. Video teleconferences will be offered from 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM on the following dates: Behavioral Issues…
August 14, 2014
FREE Family Caregiver Workshop in Pine Bluff: Physical Skills for the Family Caregiver
Many older adults can’t remain at home without the support and care received from family and friends. This program presents an overview of information on caregiving for anyone helping to provide unpaid care for an older adult at home. Time is allotted for lecture, hands-on demonstrations and individual questions. Date: Wed. & Thurs., Aug. 20 &…
FREE Workshop in Pine Bluff: Dementia Care Skills for the Family Caregiver
Caring for an older adult with dementia presents many special challenges to family and friends who provide the care and support they must have to remain at home. This progam provides an overview of information on dementia and caregiving for anyone helping to provide unpaid care for an older adult with dementia at home. Time…
August 11, 2014
How will the Affordable Care Act affect the care of older adults?
Join us for this FREE video teleconference on from 12:00 to 1:00 PM on August 22 to learn more. For Schmieding-certified Geriatric Home Caregivers, 1 hour of continuing education will be counted toward the 12 yearly hours required in order to remain on the Caregiver Directory. Call 870-879-1440 to pre-register.
July 31, 2014
Congratulations to our July Alzheimer’s & Dementia grads!
July 29, 2014
General Information Session
Interested in training to become a caregiver? Our next information session for prospective students will be on Friday, August 22 at 10:00 AM. At this time our instructors will go over the details of the program, give a tour of the carehouse, and be available afterward to answer any questions you might have, and to…