Training
Coming Home Connection
Training for professional caregivers
Coming Home provides 20 hours of training and shadowing with key professional partners and senior caregivers. All caregiver candidates undergo background and reference checks prior to training.
Weekend training sessions for professional caregivers are conducted quarterly. The first Saturday’s session focuses on the populations we serve; navigating cultural and family dynamics; record-keeping and medical ethics; and the Coming Home Connection model of donating volunteer time in addition to serving your paying clients. Hands-on training is provided in the use of a gait belt, transfers, and avoiding falls. The second Saturday’s training goes deeper into details of in-home care, including caregiving ethics, neurological deficits and further hands-on training.
Following this introductory training, candidate caregivers will be scheduled to shadow a Coming Home Connection Caregiver for one or two shifts with a client.
Free 20-hour Caregiver Training Scheduled
Two 6-hour, hands-on training sessions
· Saturday July 30th 9 a.m.—3 p.m.
· Saturday August 6th 9 a.m.—3 p.m.
· Design Center 418 Cerrillos Road Suite 23
8 hours of job-shadowing with senior Coming Home caregivers
· Two 4-hour shifts, TBD
Learn from the best in Santa Fe!
Call to reserve a spot: 505-988-2468
Kindness Crew
Kindness Crew training sessions take place the second Thursday of each month at the Coming Home Connection office. The 3-hour session covers health and safety, CHC policies and procedures, HIPAA and confidentiality, maintaining boundaries and the importance of self-care. Following a background check of each Kindness Crew candidate, the Volunteer Coordinator accompanies him/her on their first assignment, to provide on-the-job training and answer last-minute questions. Once a trainee is accepted into Kindness Crew, s/he is asked to commit to working a 3-hour shift once a week. Further training and support is offered on an ongoing basis.
Casa Companion
The cultural and practical aspects of Casa Companion training is similar to that for Kindness Crew. There is a focus on being with people with dementia, and easing the fears or regrets that are common to people reaching the end of their life. Casa Companions will be working with professional caregivers, so shadowing/on-the-job training is not required, but they are background-checked as are all CHC caregivers. Training for Casa Companions is conducted the second Saturday of each month from 9 to noon at The Montecito Senior Housing. The concierge at the front desk will direct trainees to the meeting room.
