Alzheimer's Association offers Continuing Education Certification program for healthcare workers
The Florida Department of Elder Affairs is providing access to the Alzheimer's Association's essentiALZ Training and Certification Program. This self-paced, online course meets the state mandated training requirement for assisted living level 1, home health, hospice, and nursing homes.
Learn how to apply current evidence-based, person-centered care practices when interacting with individuals who have dementia. The training features videos and interactive activities and includes access to the Alzheimer's Association's essentiALZ certification exam. Individuals who pass the exam are certified in the Alzheimer's Association's essentiALZ, valid for two years.
Professionals who complete the training can claim three continuing nursing education credits or three continuing education credits for social work, physical therapy, psychology, occupational therapy and nutrition/dietitian. Nursing Home Administrators can claim 3.5 hours of continuing education.
Learn more and enroll in the training here: https://www.alz.org/cnfl/helping_you/education_programs/essentialz-training-certification-and-exchange.
To provide Alzheimer's Association's essentiALZ program for employees::
Employers, if you would like to discuss training your entire staff, please reach out to Katie Fahrenbruch, Florida Director of Community Engagement, by email at kafahrenbruch@alz.org or by phone at (850) 696-0814.
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About the Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association® is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research, with the mission of leading the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Their vision is a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia.
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Alzheimer's Association Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, 14010 Roosevelt Blvd, Ste. 709, Clearwater, FL 33762, website alz.org/flgulfcoast, phone (727) 578-2558.
Alzheimer's Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601, website www.alz.org, phone (800) 272-3900.