Caregiver Training Resources for Caregiver Agencies
If you are a caregiver agency looking for online training resources for your staff, we have created professional content just for you!
Threshold Therapeutic is committed to improving the safety and wellbeing of the clients we serve, and the caregivers that serve them. We have created a series of resources to provide training and support for our community of devoted caregivers.
Threshold Therapeutic’s caregiver training resources provide a unique perspective to the skills needed to care for a client or loved on at home. Crafted by an occupational therapist with expertise in senior home care and rehabilitation, our training resources are designed to integrate self-care skills with expert knowledge in biomechanics, safety, and efficiency. Our lifting techniques are different than those taught in traditional settings, emphasizing the use of leverage and body mechanics to reduce strain, and ensure a smooth process for both the client and the caregiver. It is our goal and our passion to ensure that both our clients and their caregivers feel safe, supported, and cared for. Browse on this page for more information and to choose your training package.
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What’s Included: Learn more about what features are included in your training package.
Lesson Content: Preview our lessons and learn about our content.
How it Works: This section describes the process for setting up your caregiver training portal.
Choose Your Training Package: Our packages are determined by the number of caregivers you wish to train.
Meet Your Instructor: Learn about your instructor and the background for this training course.
Reviews: See what caregivers and managers are saying about our classes and content.
Live, Hands-On Training Classes: If your agency is located within the Charlotte, NC region, also reach out to us to learn about about our live, hands-on caregiver training classes! Click Here to learn more!
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What’s included?
You will receive access to a custom training portal, exclusively for your company. The portal includes access to 6 hours of live demonstration video content. Content includes 16 lessons covering patient handling skills and lifting techniques, self-care skills, use of patient lifts and transfer devices, and managing falls. We can upload your logo on the portal and create a custom welcome message for your caregivers.
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No power-point slides here! Our video content is full of live demonstrations, tips, and techniques to provide a comprehensive training experience.
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Some caregivers learn better by watching, others learn by reading. Each lesson includes access to a full color PDF guide with labeled pictures and instructions for the skills shown in each video.
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Your membership will include full access to self-grading quizzes for each lesson using Google Forms.
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Your agency has access to schedule a group video chat with our expert to ask questions regarding the training or about problems caregivers are experiencing in the field.
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Included is a free printed copy of our publication, “A Therapist’s Guide to Caregiving.” The book includes 170 pages of step-by step instructions with full-color, labeled pictures covering all the skills taught in the video demonstrations.
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Lessons
Lessons are divided into five chapters. Each lesson contains a video demonstration, as well as access to a full-color PDF guide. The PDF guides show labeled pictures, as well as step-by-step instructions for completion of each technique. The PDF guides are chapters taken directly from our publication, “A Therapist’s Guide to Caregiving.” One printed copy of this book is included with your membership.
Section 1: Patient Handling Skills
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In this lesson we will cover the most commonly used mobility devices, their uses, and which clients may be appropriate for their use.
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This lesson will teach you how to assist your client with walking, using a variety of the mobility devices taught in the previous lesson. We will cover techniques for cients of all ability levels.
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In this lesson, we will cover the foundations of safe and smart lifting techniques for clients of all ability levels. This lesson is the foundation for all other transfer techniques covered in this course.
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We will cover techniques for stand-pivot transfers, scoot-pivot transfers, and squat-pivot transfers to ensure your caregivers are able to transfer clients of all ability levels.
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This lesson covers safe methods for assisting clients in and out of bed, as well as rolling and reposition in bed. We will demonstrate using both a standard bed and a hospital bed covering techniques for clients of all ability levels.
Section 2: Self-Care Skills
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This lesson covers the basic foundations of self-care, and the approach we should take beginning all self-care tasks.
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Here we will discuss the components of grooming and techniques for ensuring thoroughness and care.
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This lesson will cover all aspects of toileting including toilet transfers, hygiene, and clothing management. We will demonstrate how to provide assistance for clients of all ability levels, including techniques for clients who require stabilization and assistance for standing while during these tasks.
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Here we will discuss the core concepts of bathing including preparing for a bath/shower, ensuring thoroughness, and safety considerations. We will demonstrate a variety of transfers for clients of all ability levels using a walk-in shower, a tub/shower and use of shower chairs and benches.
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This lesson will demonstrate techniques for assisting a client with dressing, including clients who have pain and/or and injury.
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This lesson will demonstrate the techniques for providing care to a client who is bed-bound. We will demonstrate techniques for dressing, toileting, and changng linens.
Section 4: Managing Falls
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This lesson discusses policies and procedures to follow in the event that a client has a fall. Protocols include scanning for head/spinal injury when to call for EMS, and to follow agency-specific guidelines. Techniques are demonstrates for methods of properly assisting a client up from the floor. The PDF guide also includes basic fall prevention measures.
Section 3: Client Lifts & Transfer Devices
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This introductory lesson discusses circumstances when it may no longer be safe to transfer a client by typical means.
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Here, we discuss who is appropriate for use of a sliding board, saty considerations, and demonstrate techniques for how to properly use the sliding board.
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This lesson includes instruction on basic parts and functions of the hoyer lift, and demonstrations of how to position a sling on a client, and complete transfers to the bed, wheelchair, recliner, and bedside commode.
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This lesson provides education on which clients are appropriate for use of a sit-to-stand lift, safety considerations, and techniques for transfers to the bed, wheelchair, recliner, and bedside commode.
Bonus Lessons
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This lesson is in PDF form, only. It discusses basic strategies for working with clients with dementia, including how to prevent and manage agitation, how to orient the client, and how to manage non-reality based statements and behaviors.
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How it Works:
Choose Your Training Package: Packages are based on the number of caregivers you wish to train at the time of registration. See below for plans and pricing.
Get Your Custom Training Site: We will create a custom learning portal just for your agency! Your agency will receive a unique website and password to access your page. We can even upload your company logo and create a custom welcome message for your caregivers! Your staff will then be able to log into the training portal, individually to complete their lessons. Site access is valid for one year.
Get Access to Lesson Quizzes: You will be given access to quizzes for each lesson. Quizzes are available in two formats: Self-graded quizzes using Google Forms (caregivers do not need a gmail account to use) or PDF fillable quiz forms.
Schedule Your 1-Hour Conference With our Expert: A one-hour video conference is available to your team to give your caregivers an opportunity to ask questions regarding issues that impact their care.
We will be with you every step of the way to guide you through the process. Contact us at any time with questions!
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Choose Your Training Package!
Packages are Based on the Number of Caregivers on Staff at the Time of Purchase
Average = $44 Per Caregiver
Average = $33 Per Caregiver
Average = $24 Per Caregiver
Average = $14 Per Caregiver
Want to design a custom package?
We are happy to work with you! If you only want access to specific content, we can design a custom package for your agency. Just Contact us for more information!
Questions? Contact Us!
Use this form, call us, or send an email. We can’t wait to work with you!
Mattie@thresholdot.com
980-288-5331
Meet Your Instructor
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Mattie Ablitz, OTR/L
We firmly believe that a client is best served when all members of the team feel competent, supported, and safe. This mindset drives how we approach home care. This course was inspired by the clients, families, and caregivers that we have collaborated with and trained over the last several years.
For those who have previous training and patient handling experience, you will note that the patient handling techniques shown in this manual may be different from those that you may have seen, used, or been taught in other settings. The reason for this is that we approach patient handling with the perspective of a therapist. This means that safety, biomechanics, and simplicity are at the forefront of our treatment approach. These techniques are designed to reduce the burden of the caregiver, reduce strain on the back and neck, and to allow the patient to participate safely as much as possible. We emphasize the use of leverage to generate movement, as opposed to lifting, to reduce strain. Allow us to show you some alternate techniques to add to your caregiver toolbox.
Mattie is an occupational therapist with more than 14 years of clinical experience. Mattie specializes in working with adults and seniors in their homes with special focus on home safety, home modifications, rehabilitation, and caregiver training.
Course Background
Live, Hands-On Caregiver Training Classes
Want a hands-on training experience? Training classes are offered to caregiver agencies, clinical offices, and schools. This immersive experience is designed to not only training your caregivers, but allows them the opportunity to practice their skills in a safe environment. Contact us for more information! Live classes are available in the Charlotte, NC region. For classes outside this region, a travel fee may apply.
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Training packages can be customized to meet the needs of your caregivers. Please contact us for pricing and to design your custom training package.
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Basic Training
Lifting techniques
Assisting with mobility
Bed and chair positioning
Transfers
Bed mobility & bed level care
Use of assistive devices
Comprehensive, Hands-on Training
Caregiver training courses are offered in two levels, covering skills from basic handling techniques for bed mobility, ambulation and transfers, all the way up to use of mechanical lifts. Trainings can occur at your office location, or on-site with us at our training location for access to a variety of equipment including hospital beds, wheelchairs, walkers and patient lifts.
Advanced Training
Hoyer lifts
Sit-to-stand lifts
Sliding boards
Dependent level transfers
Floor transfers
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