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Adult Residential Care

Adult Residential Care Home Track - HC2200

The program prepares operators to provide residential care of individuals in the home.  The program consists of three courses as described below.  The Department of Health has additional structural and service requirements for operating an ARCH home.  Participants learn about diseases, preparation of special diets, following through with existing therapies, and behavior management.  They also learn simple accounting as well as rules and regulations established by the Department of Health.  This program also ensures participants complete the entire training program in a single track of courses that include ARCH Module 12, ARCH Module 13 and ARCH Module 14. Prerequisite to register: PDF Logo Adult Residential Care Home Module Application Form (PDF) 106 KB. Tuition: $750

Course Duration:
45 Hours 3 Semester Hours

Course # Date Day Time Location Instructor
HC2200 OCT 15, 2011 - OCT 30, 2011 SA/SU 8:30AM-4:30PM CE 202 Staff
HC2200 JAN 21, 2012 - FEB 5, 2012 SA/SU 8:30AM-4:30PM CE 202 Staff
HC2200 APR 9, 2012 - APR 26, 2012 MO-TH 5:00PM-9:00PM CE 202 Staff
HC2200 JUN 16, 2012 - JUL 1, 2012 SA/SU 8:30AM-4:30PM CE 202 Staff
HC2200 AUG 6, 2012 - AUG 23, 2012 MO-TH 5:00PM-9:00PM CE 202 Sandy Brown
HC2200 OCT 13, 2012 - OCT 28, 2012 SA/SU 8:30AM-4:30PM CE 202 Sandy Brown
Course Type:

Personal/Community Development

Standard Occupational Code (SOC):
 

In-Demand Occupation Information

Projected Need for Employees
(2006 - 2016)
Projected
Growth
2006 Hourly
Wage Range
Bottom
10%
Median Top
10%
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Description State Report
454,000 Projected Growth 27 Plus % $7 $10 $13
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Description State Report
393,000 Projected Growth 27 Plus % $8 $11 $16
Source: www.careervoyages.gov

 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Function as a member of the Adult Residential Care Home team providing safe and effective personal care to the residents.
  2. Report significant changes in the resident's mental and physical health status.
  3. Recognize resident's needs based on physical and cognitive changes associated with the aging process.
  4. Comply with all federal, state and local health and safety regulations.
  5. Recognize the legal and ethical responsibilities of the Adult Residential Care Home Operator.
Learning Outcomes Assessments Used:

Participant Evaluations (Indirect Method)
Instructor Evaluation(s) (Indirect Method)

Completion:
Yes: 100% No: 0%

Reason for Non-Completion:
N/A
Student Reported Learning Objective Met:

Not
Applicable

0%

Strongly
Disagree

0%


Disagree

0%


Indifferent

0%


Agree

28%

Strongly
Agree

72%

Attendance Policy

Participants are expected to attend all class sessions. Sign-in sheets are completed at every class session. Participants must attend all classes in order to satisfactorily complete the course. For every fifteen (15) hours of instruction, one hour of instruction can be missed. Arriving more than 15 minutes late at the start of a class will be documented as a tardy or leaving more than 15 minutes early at the end of a class will be documented as an early departure.

Standards of Progress
Attendance, completion of assignments, quiz/exam scores, and satisfactory performance of all skills/tasks contribute to the overall grade. Possible grades include:

(CR) is used to indicate passing with a “C” or higher for non-credit courses. All assignments completed with a score of 70% or higher, a score of 70% or higher on each quiz/exam, and all skills performed satisfactorily.

(NC) is used to indicate not passing with a “C” or higher for non-credit courses. Participants earning a grade of “NC” may repeat a course once. Additional repeats may be allowed after discussion with a Program Coordinator, and participants may be required to repeat the entire course at an additional expense. Participants may not progress to the next higher level course until a “CR” grade is earned.

(I) is used to indicate that the participant has yet to complete one or more requirements by the scheduled end date of a course. Participants will be given an additional opportunity to successfully complete the requirements after instructors provide counseling/remediation. An additional fee may be required for remedial instruction beyond two (2) attempts. Participants that are unsuccessful after four (4) attempts shall be assigned a grade of “NC”. Completion of course requirements must be accomplished during the next offering of the program/course or the grade will be converted as “NC”.

Student Reported Satisfaction with Course
Yes: 100%
No: 0%
No Response: N/A
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12.2.2011

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