Over a year ago, Right at Home of Northern VA had a vision of building a collaborative bridge of support between Right at Home and the local hospice agencies. We wanted to be able to provide compassionate physical and emotional support to our hospice clients and their families during this difficult time. We recognized that building this bridge would require developing an in-depth hospice support training program for our caregivers and office staff. We began by purchasing a curriculum series from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. Using this information, our management team and registered nurses met to decide on an outline for this program. The result was a four hour monthly training program done in house by one of our Registered Nurses and attended by our caregivers and office staff.
The program begins with an explanation of what Hospice Care is and then moves into our role of support. One of the key aspects of this program focuses on:
What is the role of a caregiver?
Following a collaborative care plan
Knowing who makes up the hospice team
Understanding the hospice regulations, benefits and mission
Recognizing the symptoms and assisting with pain management
Communicating with the interdisciplinary hospice and palliative care providers
Understanding the special needs of patients with chronic and terminal illnesses
Right at Home of Northern VA uses technology to track caregivers who have completed this training. Using this information we can match our caregivers to our hospice clients to provide them with the best possible service. Our caregivers are also required to complete quarterly training modules from Right at Home Care University. This program is just another means of enabling Right at Home to provide the best possible service to our clients.For more information on our services please call 703-538-4584 or visit us at www.RightatHomeNoVA.com
