Resident Attendant Program

Resident Attendant (RA) program

The Resident Attendant (RA) program is a 400 hour program designed to prepare graduates to work as caregivers in long term care settings. Graduates will qualify to bridge into ACAHS’s Personal Support Worker (PSW) Nurse Diploma program within 2 years of graduating from the RA program.

The program is comprised of 16 modules and include:

1. The Role of the Support Worker
2. Planning, Reporting and Recording Client Care
3. Anatomy & Physiology
4. Medical Terminology
5. Caring for Older Persons
6. Safety
7. Preventing infection
8. Body Mechanics
9. Personal Hygiene
10. Grooming and Dressing
11. Urinary Management
12. Bowel Management
13. Skin Care and Prevention of Wounds
14. Nutrition and Fluids
15. Disorientation, Delirium and Dementia
16. Rehabilitation and Restorative Care

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Must have a personal learning device
• Access to the internet
• Be proficient in English