AHCA PRODUCT OF THE WEEK – HEALTHCARE INTERACTIVE’S CARES SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM

On average, 17.3% of nursing home residents have a serious mental illness according to MDS data, and 12.3 % of facilities have at least 30% of their residents with at least one serious mental illness. One-third of nursing facility residents had a psychological diagnosis in 2019 according to CASPER data.

HealthCare Interactive’s CARES® Serious Mental Illness™ Online Training Program focuses on how caregivers can develop care strategies for those with serious mental illness and how it differs from dementia. The program dives into schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, major depression, PTSD, borderline personality, and general psychosis, and provides helpful strategies for caring for people living with a serious mental illness to become their best selves.

The online training includes engaging content, interactive activities, case studies, and numerous real-life videos (no actors) of actual staff, experts, families, and people living with dementia and serious mental illness. CARES Serious Mental Illness Online Training and Certification includes four modules:

• Introduction to Serious Mental Illness
• Understanding Serious Mental Illness
• Living with Serious Mental Illness
• The CARES Approach for Providing Appropriate Care

The cost of the training is $99 per individual and all AHCA members receive 15% off that price when you use promo code AHCA15 at checkout. Per user pricing and single site packages also are available and the 15% discount applies to those purchases too when members use the AHCA15 promo code.