home caregiver training
July 12, 2018
August CNA Fast Track Now Open!
Our next 3-week CNA Fast Track Course is now open for registration! Ready to start a career in nursing or caregiving? Start our next CNA Fast Track Course in White Hall on August 9 and be ready to care for individuals in the home OR test for your CNA license by the end of August!…
November 30, 2017
Congrats to Pine Bluff’s Newest Graduate
Congratulations to Tiara Jackson for graduating the IHA and AD classes in Pine Bluff this month! We look forward to seeing her complete the HCA class and go on to become a certified nursing assistant. Our next class in Pine Bluff will be starting in January. Completion on the IHA class, which takes about 2…
September 7, 2017
In-Home Assistant Graduates
Congratulations to our newest In-Home Assistant graduates in Pine Bluff! L-R: Belinda Smith, Brandy Edgerson, Alicia Collier, Amanda Smith, Kymyara Hill. These students have completed their first course of our training program and are now eligible to provide home caregiving services. For those going on to complete all three classes and test for your CNA…
May 8, 2017
South Central Center on Aging Attends Pine Bluff Business Expo
We had so much fun meeting everyone at the 2017 Pine Bluff Business Expo last Thursday! We had the opportunity tell many of our community members about the South Central Center on Aging’s many educational programs as well as our UAMS Home Caregiver Training Program. We also had fun with our Star Wars photo booth and…
April 7, 2017
Single Parent Scholarship Availability
Are you a single parent with a caregiver’s heart who would like to become a certified in-home caregiver? The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Arkansas offers scholarships for single parents who meet income guidelines, and these scholarships can be used to pay tuition for our UAMS Caregiver Training Program. The scholarship is available in counties statewide. However,…
January 19, 2017
Pine Bluff Students Experience Aging Simulation
Students in our In-Home Assistant class this morning got a chance to experience first-hand some of the frustrating symptoms that sometimes accompany the aging process: neuropathy, shortness of breath, decline in vision, arthritis, limited ability to use and control hands, and so on. Empathy is an important quality for every caregiver to learn, and this…
January 18, 2017
New Year’s Students Practice Caregiver Skills
[fusion_text]Our first In-Home Assistant class of the year practiced skills such as the Heimlich maneuver and gait belt transfers today. These are some of the first skills taught to students entering our Schmieding Home Caregiver Training program. By the time they graduate, these students will have all the knowledge and skills they need to provide…
October 31, 2016
New Students Learn Heimlich Maneuver
Today was the first day of class for our new group of In-Home Assistant students in Pine Bluff, and this life-saving skill is one of the first things Kim & Michelle teach new students when they start the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program. For more information on our program and upcoming classes, give us a call…
October 25, 2016
New Class Starting Oct. 31!
Interested in becoming a certified home caregiver or being trained to test for your CNA license? There is still time to complete your training by the end of the year! Register for our upcoming set of classes, which starts on Oct. 31, and you will be a graduate before Christmas! Funding options available for those…
October 4, 2016
What is Respite Care?
What is respite care? According to Michelle Howell, LPN, Schmieding instructor and one of our caregiver experts, respite care is “temporary relief from caregiving for much needed rest for a caregiver. This could be a few hours to a few days, depending on what is needed.” Respite care gives the caregiver a chance to reduce…
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