Continuing Care Assistant Competencies

last authored: Feb 2010, Paul Brett Nissen

 

Continuing Care Assistants (CCAs) work in "professional helping relationships" with people in home-care, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, community living settings, and not-for-profit housing to encourage and inspire Well Being!

 

CCA Core Competencies and Foundations

 

Health and Disease

  • growth and development
  • body structure and function
  • nutrition
  • common and important conditions and diseases
  • mental health and social issues

 

 

Health Care

  • communication and documentation
  • personal care
  • environmental and fire safety
  • recognizing changes to health
  • vital signs
  • body mechanics
  • household management
  • meal preparation
  • crisis prevention
  • medication awareness
  • inspiring well-being
  • palliative care
  • dementia care
  • first aid/CPR

 

Applied Practice through Placements

  • scenarios and placements

 

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