Better home health aide training keeps your agency ahead of the competition. A home care consultant trains your aides to provide a higher quality of care.

1. How
to
Prepare
Your
Home
Care
Agency
For
the
Future
(Part
3):
Home
Health
Aide
Training
In
this
third
article
in
our
three-­‐part
series
about
preparing
your
home
care
agency
for
health
care
systems
of
the
future,
we
discuss
how
you
can
quickly
and
easily
train
your
home
health
aides
to
provide
advanced
care
for
patients.
(Read
Part
1
on
the
role
health
care
technology
will
play
here,
and
Part
2
on
the
importance
of
transformational
leadership
here.)
Your
home
care
agency
will
only
succeed
in
the
future
if
you
take
steps
toward
that
success
now.
While
some
agencies
are
focusing
on
home
health
aide
training,
others
are
focusing
on
home
health
technology.
But
a
well-­‐rounded
plan
involves
both.
As
a
member
of
the
health
care
industry,
you
have
numerous
requirements
imposed
on
you
by
the
state
and
federal
government,
but
you
have
even
more
demands
from
your
clients.
To
remain
competitive,
your
agency
needs
to
not
only
improve
technology,
but
also
enhance
treatment
capabilities
for
the
welfare
of
your
clients.
Train
Your
Staff
For
the
Future
Training
your
staff
for
the
future
of
health
care
should
start
today—not
years
from
now.
That
means
keeping
your
staff
up-­‐to-­‐date
on
the
latest
technology
and
billing
practices
(including
ICD-­‐10),
and
ensuring
you
have
employees
that
can
care
for
chronic
conditions,
diseases,
and
ailments
that
bring
clients
to
a
home
care
agency
in
the
first
place.
But
technical
and
clinical
training
is
only
part
of
the
process.
You
must
also
train
your
aides
to
be
“change
skilled,”
which
means
approaching
change
with
a
positive
and
optimistic
attitude.
With
so
many
changes
occurring
in
health
care,
aides
must
be
able
to
adopt
new
caregiving
strategies.
That
means
being
flexible
and
adaptable,
and
having
the
will
to
keep
up
with
industry
innovations
and
find
the
benefits
in
those
innovations
that
work
for
them.
Although

2. some
aides
have
the
innate
ability
to
be
change
skilled,
these
traits
can
be
taught
and
learned.
Hire
an
Educated
Staff
While
training
home
health
aides
is
important,
your
entire
staff
also
needs
to
have
a
strong
combination
of
highly
educated,
skilled
professionals.
That
might
mean
hiring
RNs,
LPNs,
physical
therapists,
occupational
therapists,
and
other
health
care
professionals.
In
addition
to
providing
the
best
home
health
aide
training,
aides
also
need
certifications
and
education
that
keeps
them
up-­‐to-­‐date
on
the
latest
home
care
methods.
Developing
a
team
that
includes
highly
skilled
and
educated
professionals
helps
you
stand
out
amongst
your
competitors.
And,
as
we
have
discussed
in
the
past,
becoming
a
viable
partner
to
consortiums
is
vital
to
your
agency’s
success.
Create
a
Plan
For
the
Future
You
can’t
prepare
for
the
future
without
a
strategic
plan.
You
should
already
know
the
importance
of
using
the
latest
technology—including
software
that
works
on
multiple
platforms
and
can
be
accessed
by
many
different
providers.
Giving
other
health
care
providers
instant
access
to
patient
information
makes
the
health
and
wellness
of
your
patients
better
as
well.
Your
plan
also
needs
to
include
transformational
leadership
training
to
teach
executives
how
to
effectively
inspire
and
motivate
employees.
Which
team
members
need
to
be
trained?
Who
will
be
in
charge
of
home
health
aide
training
and
improving
the
performance
of
all
office
staff?
Preparing
for
the
future
of
your
home
care
agency
isn’t
easy.
After
all,
every
agency
has
its
own
set
of
needs
and
goals
that
requires
you
to
develop
a
customized
strategic
plan.
Schedule
an
appointment
with
a
home
care
consultant
at
www.KenyonHCC.com
to
learn
more
about
how
training
your
executives
in
transformational
leadership
will
enhance
every
area
of
your
agency.
Attend
Aide
University
If
you’re
ready
to
train
your
home
health
aides
to
proactively
intervene
on
a
patient’s
behalf
to
improve
health
outcomes,
be
the
first
to
sign
up
for
Aide
University.
The
online
program
gives
home
health
aides
the
knowledge
and
skills
they
need
to
provide
patients
with
a
higher
quality
of
care.

3.
The
first
module
on
caring
for
patients
with
diabetes
will
be
released
soon,
with
additional
courses
for
other
chronic
disease
states—including
dementia,
depression,
CHF,
and
COPD—to
be
available
in
the
near
future.
The
virtual
classroom
allows
your
agency
to
more
conveniently
and
affordably
provide
home
health
aide
training.