Elderly Care Training Program

This training program was developed for use in long term care, hospitals and other environments supporting clients with Dementia. SMG offers a ½-Day, 1-Day and a comprehensive 2-Day training program, although, the choice is yours, we do offer the following guidelines:

1/2 -Day - Clerical/Administrative Support

1-Day - Front Line and Management
2-Day - Individuals working in High Risk Areas

SMG’s 3.5 hour Online training consists of 25 videos, averaging 8 minutes in length. These videos are divided into the 4 Sections mentioned above. This self paced training requires the completion of a pre and post test.

Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a Training Certificate. This training can be provided within an organization through one of the following options:

 

Training Options

Initial Training Options

½-Day, 1-Day or 2-Day Training
A SMG Trainer provides the training (traditional classroom model and self protective measure training).

½-Day, 1-Day or 2-Day Training
The facility’s internal Advanced Trainer provides the training (traditional classroom model and physical intervention training.

½-Day, 1-Day or 1½-Day Training (includes ½ day ONLINE training)
The first part of this training is completed using our online training program and your facility's internal Advanced Trainer will provide the physical intervention training.

Refresher Training Options

Refresher training is recommended for all staff who have our training. For our ½-Day we recommend every three years, for our 1-Day every other year and our 2-Day Training annually.

1-Day Refresher Training
A SMG Trainer provides the training.

1-Day Refresher Training
The organization's internal Advanced Trainer provides the training.

½-Day Refresher Training
Online training plus 3 hours in class physical review provided by the facility’s internal Advanced Trainer.

Train-The-Trainer Options

We offer 2 options for becoming a Trainer:

4-Day Advanced Train-The-Trainer
Prerequisite: Successful completion the 2-Day SMG Training

5-Day Advanced Train-the-Trainer
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the online training, a complete review of the SMG Manual and Physical Intervention Video.