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Time is Running Out – Free Online Training for California Home Health Care Workers

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Was Live Wed, Aug 14, 2024 | 11am PST

Guest Speakers

  • Connie Nakano, Assistant Director, Office of Communications, California Department of Aging
  • Lidia Mawalu, Fijian caregiver and CalGrows trainee in Monterey County
  • Corrina Rucka, elderly client of Lidia Mawalu
  • Carmen Contreras, CalGrows trainee
  • Sean Hidalgo, Classes Manager, ACC Senior Services

Event Overview

California’s vast population of caregivers form the backbone of the health care system for older adults and people with disabilities who live at home or in private nursing homes. Many of these caregivers are unpaid relatives and friends who volunteer their time to care for their loved ones.

To help these caregivers provide the vital support that elderly and disabled Californians need, the state Department of Aging has hundreds of free — and paying — online courses through its CalGrows training program for unlicensed caregivers, home health aides and certified nursing assistants. The courses end this September 30. If caregivers enroll by August 31, however, they may earn up to $6,000 to learn and use new skills.

This briefing will explain the CalGrows classes, who qualifies for the stipends, how to enroll, and the skills that caregivers can learn. Speakers include trainers, caregivers and clients.

Presented by California Department of Aging and Ethnic Media Services