Upstairs Solutions has developed the most comprehensive library of online training courses for senior care staff.  We have top-quality

content for every employee in your organization!

The courses listed below have been developed expressly for Skilled Nursing providers, using content, language, examples, and visuals specific to this sector.  CCRCs have access to all courses, from the Nursing Homes and libraries.

Check back frequently -- we are always updating our list of modules!

Courses Include:

• Abuse and Neglect
  • Abuse and Neglect *
  • Abuse and Neglect - Fundamentals
  • Abuse and Neglect Investigation *‡

 

• Activities

• Activities – An Interdisciplinary Approach *
• One-to-One Activities *
• Welcome to the Activity Department *

 

• Activities of Daily Living

• Empowering Residents Through ADLs *
• Empowering Residents Through ADLs - Fundamentals

 

• Assessments

• Anatomy of a Medical Record *
• Introduction to the RAI: From MDS to Care Plan * ‡

 

• Compliance
• Are You Survey Ready? *
• A HIPAA Primer for Long-Term Care *‡
• Corporate Compliance, the Deficit Reduction Act ‡
• Corporate Compliance - What You Need to Know
• The Ins and Outs of Documentation
• Preventing Harassment in the Workplace
• Preventing Harassment in the Workplace for Supervisors
• Resident Rights *

 

• Dementia

• Communicating with Older Adults with Dementia *‡
• Depression -- What You Need to Know
• Providing High Quality Dementia Care -- An Overview * ‡
• What is Dementia? * ‡
• What is Dementia? - Fundamentals

 

• Dietary

• Kitchen Safety *
• Kitchen Safety - Fundamentals
• Safe Food Handling *
• Safe Food Handling - Fundamentals
• Welcome to the Dietary Department *

 

• Elopement

• Do You Know Where Your Resident Is? *

 

• Falls

• Understanding Falls * ‡

 

• Family Education Series

• Advance Directives
• Communicating with Older Adults with Dementia 
• Creating A Fine Dining Experience
• Depression - What You Need to Know
• Diabetes - What You Need to Know
• Hand Washing
• A HIPAA Primer for Long-Term Care
• Is Your Loved One at Risk for Falls?
• Medicare Overview
• Nutrition and Hydration – Your Responsibilities
• Safe Eating
• Siderails -- A Hidden Danger
• Understanding Falls
• What Are Physical Restraints?
• What is Dementia?

 

• Infection Control
• Bloodborne Pathogens *
• Bloodborne Pathogens - Fundamentals
• Hand Washing *
• Infection Control (FREE DEMO) *
• Infection Control - Fundamentals

   

• Medicare

• Medicare Overview *

 

• Medication Administration

• Medication Administration: Avoiding Common Errors * ‡

• Nutrition
• Alternative Feeding Methods *
• Creating a Fine Dining Experience *
• Nutrition and Hydration -- Your Responsibilities * ‡
• Nutrition and Hydration -- Your Responsibilities - Fundamentals
• Safe Eating *

 

• Pressure Ulcers
• Pressure Ulcer Prevention -- "T-N-T" *

 

• Resident Care
• Advance Directives *‡
• Aggressive Residents *‡
• Catheter Care *
• Depression - What You Need to Know
• Diabetes - What You Need to Know *
• The Ins and Outs of Documentation
• Pain: the 5th Vital Sign -- Assessment * ‡
• Pain: the 5th Vital Sign -- Treatment Options * ‡
• Perineal Care *
• Postmortem Care *
• Pressure Ulcer Prevention - "T-N-T" *
• Preventing Constipation and Fecal Impaction *
• Transferring, Repositioning and Lifting Residents Safely *
• Urinary Incontinence - Assessment & Treatment *‡
• Weighing and Measuring Residents

 

• Restraints
• Creating a Restraint-Free Environment ‡
• Siderails -- A Hidden Danger ‡
• What Are Physical Restraints?

 

• Safety
  • Aggressive Residents *‡
  • Bloodborne Pathogens *
  • Bloodborne Pathogens - Fundamentals
  • Defensive Driving
  • Emergencies and Disasters -- What You Need to Know
  • Ergonomics -- Lifting and Moving *
  • Fire Safety *
  • Hazard Communication – MSDS *
  • Investigating Employee Accidents *
  • Lockout-Tagout Procedures *
  • Personal Protective Equipment *
  • Preventing Slips, Trips & Falls *
  • Preventing Workplace Violence *
  • Transferring, Repositioning and Lifting Residents Safely *

 

• Other

• Managing the Employee on Transitional Duty *
• Professionalism in the Workplace *

 

Subject to change.  Revised: April 2008.

* Module has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NAB) and approved for 1 clock hour and 1 participant hour.

‡Educational offering has been approved for continuing nursing education by the Nebraska Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Program committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation

Upstairs Solutions LTC is approved by the California Department of Health as a Continuing Education On-line Provider for Certified Nurse Assistants.