Certificate of Completion in Home and Hospice Care

Certificate of completion consists of the following:

Elder Care Core:

(Click a course name below to view course details).

• HHS 315 Normal Aging and Disease Changes

  The student will contrast the normal changes of aging against those caused by disease or injury. This will include psychosocial changes and the effect of societal and economic pressures on the elderly.

• HHS 320 Human Resource Management

  The student will develop policies that include federal, state, and local laws as they relate to resident care and employee interactions. They will analyze the aspects of planning, implementing and evaluation of recruitment, performance appraisal, training, marketing, confidentiality, and cultural diversity for healthcare employees.

• HHS 330 Environment of Care (EOC) Management

  In this course the student will investigate three facets critical to long term healthcare facility management: Safety, Finance, and Patient Care including federal, state and local inspections and regulations.

Plus the following 3 credit course:

• HHS 325 Home and Hospice Care

  The student will develop and implement services consistent for patients in a home and/or hospice care setting by exploring the following: medical and nursing practices, activities of daily living, nutrition and food services, physical care, security and safety, customer service concepts, transportation, ethics, documentation of services and the meeting the psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patients.