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Resources for Continuing Education for those in Assisted Living Facilities
Free Online Resources:
1. ElderCare Communications
http://www.eldercarecommunications.com/pages/videos.html
Description: ElderCare Communications provides a list of free training videos that cover various
topics that range from privacy and confidentiality to preventing falls. They provide a free 45
day trial of these training videos. If you want to use them longer, they must be purchased.
These include:
Violence in Long-Term Care
Skin and Wound Care
Limiting Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
Resident Care: Privacy and Confidentiality
Responding to Sexual Harassment
Assessing Chronic Pain in Cognitively Impaired
Infection Control
Nutrition & Dementia
Dementia & Your Caregiver Decisions
Avoiding Falls
Quality of Life
Resident Transfer: The Safe Way
A Commitment to Safety
Residents’ Rights
Preserving Residents’ Dignity
Serving the Assisted Living Community
Using a Restraint
Understanding Advanced Directives
2. This Caring Home
http://www.thiscaringhome.org/virtual_home/default.aspx
Description: This Caring Home provides education on establishing a dementia-friendly
environment for caregivers and residents by exploring a virtual home. It also provides education
on proper techniques throughout the home on safety measures for residents with dementia.
3. Centers for Disease Control Fall Prevention
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https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/materials.html
Description: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers educational articles and
handouts for fall precautions. It also provides free Fall Prevention Webinars Some of the
handouts include:
Algorithm for Fall Risk Screening, Assessment, and Intervention
Preventing Falls in Older Patients
Medication Links to Falls
SAFE Medication Review
Risk Factors for Falls
Falls Are a Major Threat for Your Patients
Take Steps to Prevent Older Adult Falls
4-Stage Balance Test
Measuring Orthostatic Blood Pressure
Fall Risk Checklist
Fall Fact Sheet
4. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiver Center
https://www.alz.org/care/alzheimers-dementia-care-training-certification.asp
Description: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiver Center offers a free consultation workshop for
individuals and professionals. It also offers programs, workshops and classes that are eligible for
C.E. credits. This resource has free e-learning workshops on Alzheimer's and dementia. Some of
the workshops you may choose to do the course in English or Spanish. Topics include:
Know the 10 signs: early detection matters
The basics: memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer's
Dementia conversations: driving, doctor visits, legal & financial planning
Effective communication strategies
Healthy living for your brain and body: tips from the latest research
Living with Alzheimer's: for caregivers: early signs, middle stage, and late stage
Living with Alzheimer’s for Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s
Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behavior
5. Future Learn
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses
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Description: This resource provides free courses in many topics such as nutrition and dementia.
They do not offer credit hours, however, are free and look to be beneficial learning opportunities:
6. FirstAidWeb
https://www.firstaidweb.com/
Description: FirstAidWeb provides a self-guiding CPR course and First Aid course that is a
time-saving alternative for individuals who schedules may not permit lengthy lectures. Has step-
by-step lessons with a quiz at the end. The website provides free courses with certification upon
completion. The courses adhere to American Red Cross’s most recent guidelines.
7.Cybrary
https://www.cybrary.it/course/hipaa-training/
Description: This website provides free HIPAA training. It is 1 hour and 15 minutes in length
and provides one hour of CE. It is a beginner introduction.
8. OSHA Training
https://www.oshatrain.org/courses/mods/625e.html
Description: The OSHA Training website provides free online HIPAA training. The course
includes 3 modules and takes about 3 hours to complete. Once completed, you have an option to
buy a certificate for $18.95 if required by your facility or such, however the actually course is
free. Topics that are covered are as follows:
HIPAA law components
Privacy and security rule
Protecting patients’ privacy
Covered entities
Personal rights
Good privacy practices
Protected information
Sharing health information
Protected health care identifier
Electronic protected health information
Employers and health information in the workplace
9. Centers for Disease Control STEADI training
https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/training.html
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Description: STEADI (stopping elderly accidents, deaths, and injuries) provides training and
continuing education courses online. The STEADI Older Adult Fall Prevention are available
online for free. Workers can earn CEs for taking them and the webinar is about an hour long.
10. CNA CEs
https://www.mycnajobs.com/free-ceu-courses/
Description: This website provides free CE for CNAs. All of the courses are one credit hour. The
topics include:
11. The Home Instead Senior Care Network
https://www.caregiverstress.com/geriatric-professional-resources/webinars/upcoming-
caregiver-webinars/
Description: The Home Instead Senior Care Network offers free continuing education credits in
conjunction with the web series, which addresses senior resistance to care and features relevant
issues such as seniors and nutrition, navigating the senior maze, and seniors and cognitive issues.
The program has been adapted for CEU accreditation in cooperation with the American Society
on Aging. CEUs are available for 60 days following the live event. There is a web seminar
schedule online.
12. Medline University
https://www.medlineuniversity.com/lms/courses?type=subject&id=330
Description: This website provides online courses for healthcare assistants and nursing home
administrators. It also has free certifications in CPR, BLS, ACLS, and Blood-borne Pathogens.
The courses include:
Elder Abuse
Family Interactions
Long-term Care
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Oral Health
Personal Hygiene
Personal Protective Equipment
Respect & Dignity
Recognizing & Reporting Changes in a Resident’s Mental Condition
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
13. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Description: The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium provides Grandma’s Recipes, which is
an Alaska Native Traditional Food Cookbook for Assisted Living Homes. It includes the role of
Native food, nutritional facts, and a huge variety of Alaska Native recipes. This is a great
resource for assisted living homes who have Alaska Native residents.
Low Cost Online Resources:
1. Acquire Training Solutions
https://www.aquiretraining.com/caregiver-training-courses/care-training/caregiver-
skills.html
Description: This website provides online training. Some of them are expensive, but there are
quite a few that are relatively cheap (under $20). Each course provides credit hours for
continuing education. Here are the topics provided:
Class
Cost
Credits
Back & Lifting Safety Online
$20
0.5 credits
Companion Care
$20
1.0 credit
Understanding HIPAA
$20
1.0 credit
Introduction to Care Settings
$20
1.0 credit
Infection Control Basics
$20
1.0 credit
Working with Families
$20
1.0 credit
Regulatory Compliance in Home Health
$20
1.0
credit
Boundaries in Home Care and Hospice
$20
1.0
credit
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Use of Restraints in Care Settings
$20
1.0 credit
Rest & Sleep for Client Health
$20
0.5 credit
Understanding Resident Rights
$10
1.0 credit
Understanding Service Plan
$20
1.0 credit
Understanding Cultural Differences in the Senior
Population
$20
1.0 credit
Managing Your Work & Avoiding Caregiver
Stress
$20
1.0 credit
Caregiver First Aid
$16
1.0 credit
End of Life Care
$16
1.0 credit
Understanding Sexual Harassment & Misconduct
$16
1.0 credit
Stroke
$16
1.0 credit
Burns & Poisons
$16
1.0 credit
Heart Attack & Shock
$16
1.0 credit
Choking & Falls
$16
1.0 credit
Infection Prevention & Control
$16
1.0 credit
Workplace Hazards & Safety
$16
1.0 credit
Nutrition & Hydration: Special Diets & Fluid
$16
1.0 credit
Elimination & Toileting
$16
1.0 credit
Activities of Daily Living
$16
1.0 credit
Providing Skin Care
$16
1.0 credit
Aging Process
$16
1.0 credit
Observation, Reporting, & Recording
$16
1.0 credit
2. National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
http://www.npuap.org/resources/educational-and-clinical-resources/
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Description: The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel has many continuing education options
and resource information. All of these vary in prices from $10-$50 per course. Some of the
education and clinical resources provided include:
Pressure Injury Stages
Pressure Injury Intervention
Treatment of Pressure Ulcers
Prevalence & Incidence of Ulcers
These are free/complimentary educational webinars:
Unavoidable Pressure Injuries, Ulcerations & Skin Failure
Why is This Wound Not Healing?
Positioning and Pressure Injury Prevention
Considerations for Bariatric Patients in Pressure Injuries
Winning the War Against Pressure Ulcers
Nutrition & Pressure Injuries
Results of the Pressure Staging Consensus Conference
Wound Dressing for the Management of Pressure Injuries
Using Devices for Pressure Ulcer Prevention
History of Pressure Ulcer and Wound Care
Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Vulnerable Elders
Reducing Pressure Ulcers from Medical Devices
3. Nurses CE 4 Less
https://nursece4less.com/CourseLis
Description: Nurse CE 4 Less provides 1-4 credit hours depending on the topic at prices from
$5 - $8. Topic examples include:
Alzheimer’s
Bloodborne pathogens
UTIs
Pain management
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HIV/Aids
Domestic violence
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
4.The Alaska Training Cooperative
https://www.aktclms.org
Description: The Alaska Training Cooperative has an online catalog for training and educational
opportunities in Alaska for providers who serve the beneficiaries of the Alaska Mental Health
Trust Authority. This online catalog is a web-based system that offers a one-stop shop of training
opportunities. It is free to sign-up as a user, but the training courses have a small fee ranging
from $10-$15 each. The trainings topic include:
Alaska Core Competencies for Direct Care Workers in Health and Human Services
Suicide Prevention
Frontline Leadership Institute
Prevention of Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Adults
Supervision and Leadership Learning Network
Anger Reduction and Stress Management for Staff
Ethics and Boundaries
Mental Health Basics
Diversity: Discrimination Awareness Training
Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injury Case Management Training
Psychiatric Advanced Directives
Assistance with Self-Administration of Medications
5. On Course Learning
https://www.careandcompliance.com/administrator-certification-training/administrator-
training/online-continuing-education.html
Description: This website offers self-paced online courses that are convenient for staff to do
according to their own schedules. Some of the low-cost topics include:
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Activities: Encouraging Resident Participation
$19.99
Depression and suicide:
$19.99
Essential Technology Skills for Administrators
$19.99
Inhalers and Nebulizers
$19.99
Respecting Diversity
$19.99
Medication Basics
$19.99
Wheelchairs and Other Ambulatory Aides
$19.99
Monitoring Residents for a Change in Condition
$19.99
Personal Protective Equipment
$19.99
Psychosocial Issues
$19.99
Dementia Essentials
$19.99
Respecting Resident Rights, Promoting Dignity, and Encouraging
Independence
$19.99
RCFE Facility Questionnaire and CCLD Website Resources
$19.99
Coping with Memory Loss
$19.99
Safe Management of Narcotics
$19.99
Food Safety
$19.99
Managing Personal Stress
$19.99
Nutrition Basics
$19.99
Service Plans
$19.99
PRN Medications
$19.99
Understanding Medication Forms, Names, and Routes of
Administration
$19.99
Introduction to Medication Management
$19.99
Assistance with Medication Administration Online
$19.99
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Medication Orders and Working with Pharmacy
$19.99
Side Effects, Adverse Reactions, and Medication Errors
$19.99
Antibiotic Therapy
$19.99
Dementia Care: Effect of Medication on Persons with Dementia
$19.99
Managing Behavioral Challenges
$19.99
Caring for Residents with Dementia
$19.99
Ethical Issues
$19.99
Introduction to Dementia
$19.99
Dementia Care: Wandering
$19.99
Understanding Stroke
$19.99
Restraints in Elder Care
$19.99
Managing Challenging Family Situations
$19.99
Proper Body Mechanics
$10
6. Alaska Cache
https://akcache.org
Description: AlaskaCACHE provides continuing health education for health professionals. They
have a wide variety of courses that include:
Stress Reduction
Primary Care and Behavioral Health
Chronic Disease Prevention & Self-Management
Cardiac Care & Heart Disease
8. Medcom Trainex
http://www.medcomrn.com/nursece/
Description: This website provides a wide variety of online course and training that cost $5-7 per
course. Some courses include:
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Infection control
Airway management
CNA training
Long term care
Pain management
9. Quantum Unit Education
https://www.quantumunitsed.com/online-ceus/assisted-living-and-nursing-home-.php
Description: This website provides continuing education for assisted living facilities under $20. .
Some of the topics include:
Verbal De-escalation of the Agitated Patient
$3.00
Environmental Design for People with Dementia Nearing End of
Life
$3.00
Sexual Violence Later in Life
$3.00
Lead Protection for Older Adults During All-Hazards Emergencies
$12.00
Understanding Elder Abuse
$3.00
Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease
$15.00
Suicide in the Elderly
$3.00
Developmentally Disabled Oral and Dementia Care
$3.00
CPR Guidelines
$15.00
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens, Waste, Sharps, and Catheters
$3.00
Long Term Care Resident Rights
$6.00
Injury Prevention in Elderly Care
$9.00
Older Adults and Depression
$18.00
End of Life Care
$12.00
Older Adults and Mental Health
$15.00
Mental Healthy Aging
$6.00
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10. CEU Fast
https://ceufast.com/#
Description: CEUfast provides online continuing education courses. There are over 100 courses
on a variety of topics, including many state required courses all written by expert authors and
peer reviewed. Their library is continually refreshed with new and revised courses. It costs $30
for unlimited access for one year. The course library includes:
AIDS/HIV
Alzheimer’s/Dementia
Workplace Violence
Medication Administration
Care of Patient with Constipation
Chronic Kidney Disease Management
Conflict Management
Heart Failure
Cultural Competency
Depression
Diabetic Medications
Documentation
Elder Abuse
Fire & Safety Requirements for Healthcare
Workers
HIPAA
Hypertension
Infection Control
Osteoarthritis
Pain Management
Patient Rights
Patient Safety
Pressure Ulcers
Restraint Use
Suicide Prevention
Traumatic Brain Injury
Urinary Tract Infections
Wounds
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Free Resources in Anchorage:
1. Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska
http://www.alzalaska.org/event-calendar/
Phone: (907) 561-3313
Address: 1750 Abbott Rd., Anchorage AK 99507
Description: This link will take you to the Alzheimer's Resource of Alaska event calendar. This
calendar shows all the events hosted by this group, including support groups, webinars, and
classes for caregivers. Most events are free, but require pre-registration. Some of the events
include:
ABC of Caregiving- Being a Friend
Caregiving- The Power of Music
Caregiving- the Behaviors That Challenge Us
Caregiving- Beneficial Reminiscing
Caregiving- Driving & Dementia
Caregiving- Communication Tips for Caregivers
Virtual Dementia Tour
Dementia Care Essentials
Low Cost Resources in Anchorage:
1. Alaska Training Cooperative
https://aktclms.org/
Phone: (907) 272-8270
Address: 2702 Gambell Street, Suite 103 Anchorage AK 99503
Description: The Alaska Training Cooperative promotes career development opportunities for
direct support professionals, supervisor and professionals in the field engaged with Alaska
Mental Health Trust Authority beneficiaries by ensuring that technical assistance and training is
accessible and coordinated. They provide web-based online training and face-to-face in person
training for continuing education unit hours. Each training is roughly $10-$15. The face-to-face
training includes:
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CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training
Hearing Voices That Are Distressing
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Alaska Core Competencies for Direct Care Workers
Suicide Prevention
Frontline Leadership Institute
Full Lives Conference for Direct Service Professionals
We Are All Elders CPI Training Summit
Prevention of Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Adults
Nonviolent Physical Crisis Intervention
Anger Reduction and Stress Management for Staff
Ethics and Boundaries
Mental Health Basics
Diversity: Discrimination Awareness Training
2. CPR Alaska
https://www.alaskacprtraining.com/
Phone: (907) 406-3834
Description: CPR Alaska provides CPR certification throughout the week and weekends in
Anchorage, Eagle River, Wasilla, Palmer, and throughout Alaska. They have CPR, AED, First
Aid, BLS, and bloodborne pathogen classes available in English and Spanish. The prices range
from $65- $85. Their website provides their hours of operation, but scheduling a class is done
over the phone.