Continuing Care Assistant Certificate

You will help them with mobility, personal care, assisting them to eat their meals and medication monitoring. Your clinical work experiences will give you a taste of different work settings and offer you a strong foundation as a health care support staff.

You will build knowledge and skills related to:

application of long-term care philosophy in different settings

addressing individual psychosocial needs

dementia management strategies

gerontology (a major area of study)

administering personal care

promoting independence in a safe environment

working with individuals with different physical and cognitive impairments

working with people of different cultures