You may have caregivers at your home who may require training. Our team will be prepared to provide
training in the following topics:

•  Medications Management
•  Tracheostomy care
•  Nutrition therapy through tube feedings (NGT, PEG)
•  Wound care and skin care
•  Diabetes diet and food preparation (how to modify favorite foods)
•  Diabetes management, assessment and control and Diabetic foot
•  Infection Control; how to minimize infection in the home environment
•  Measuring blood pressure and temperature
•  Mobility, transfer from wheelchair to chair, and seating positions
•  Activities of daily living (assisting with baths, feeding, dressing)

Enayati has in-house training programs that our staff completes prior to visiting your home. More than 250 hours of instructional material have been developed and implemented using Canadian best practice guidelines.

All training in the home should begin with the basics. The purpose of this training is to incorporate theoretical foundations of care giving and provide basic skills on Activities of daily living (ADLs) and health maintenance of the elderly.

•  To help families provide general training for housekeepers to care for the elderly in their home
•  To provide training in the home and customized to the environment they live in.
•  To provide training in a language that is familiar to the housekeeper

The following are topics to be selected based on needs. Each topic requires approx. 4-6 hours of training which includes practical skills:

Gain knowledge & skills on the following concepts:

•  Personal care
•  Positioning and Mobility
•  Infection control
•  Nutrition
•  Diabetes Management
•  Medications Management
•  Falls Prevention
•  Dementia awareness and aging process
•  Palliative Care

Demonstrate learned skills on the following:

•  Documentation and Record Keeping
•  Measuring & monitoring blood glucose level
•  Blood Pressure monitoring
•  Patient moving and handling
•  Proper Body Mechanics to prevent injuries to elderly and to staff
•  Observation for patient deterioration
•  What to do if you find the patient on the floor
•  What to do if the patient is dizzy
•  What to do if you find the patient short of breath
•  What to do if you find the patient confused