Training
Overview
Sharing Knowledge and
Building Resources
The Foundation for Senior Living
considers Education and Training central to its vision
of “a caring
community that promotes the well-being of seniors and
adults with disabilities.”
Through partnerships, advisory committees and community
workshops and seminars, the Foundation for Senior Living
invests significant time building awareness of the special
needs and concerns of seniors, adults with disabilities
and their caregivers.
We are confident that a well informed community will
find ever more creative ways to embrace and celebrate
its mature and frequently vulnerable members.
In addition to its many outreach activities, the Foundation
has established several formal training programs.
Assisted Living Training
Family Caregiver Training
Weatherization and Home Energy Training
Assisted Living Training
Caregivers and
managers of adult foster homes and assisted living
facilities afford their care recipients the dignity
and independence of living in a home-like environment.
The Foundation’s Assisted Living Training program
provides a full spectrum of practical classes that
lead to certification for managers and caregivers of
state licensed adult foster care homes and assisted
living facilities. Students including RNs, LPNs
and CNAs receive the knowledge and confidence to pass
state board exams and periodically renew critical skills.
Most classes are also available for other workforce
caregivers as well as family members who wish to learn
about topics and skills appropriate for their own specific
caregiving challenges.
We invite you to review the current Assisted
Living Training Schedule and visit our Assisted
Living Education web page.
Family Caregiver Training
80% of seniors and adults with disabilities receiving
long term care are attended by family members, who
are frequently not prepared to assume the medical,
psychological and financial burdens they lovingly accept.
They deserve our admiration and support.
The FSL Caregiver House was opened
in June 2007 as a gathering and learning place
for family and workforce caregivers as well as for
the many seniors and adults with disabilities who proactively
manage their own care.
A wide variety of learning events and training classes
are offered there for free or for very reasonable fees.
Family caregivers learn to cope with the challenge
of caring for loved ones while preserving personal
life balance.
To learn more about the FSL Caregiver
House and Family Caregiver classes, please call Susan
Kilby at 602-285-1800, or visit our FSL
Caregiver House web page.
Weatherization and Home Energy Training
FSL has become a leader in delivering training and qualifying contractors in weatherization techniques and home energy science.
Part of FSL Home Energy Solutions, the SouthWest Building Science Training Center is nationally certified to deliver professional training in home weatherization, energy efficiency and building science for contractors, weatherization assessors and technicians throughout the Southwestern United States.
An Affiliate of the Building Performance Institute, the Training Center provides a regional center of excellence and technical support for the U.S Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program and for the Home Performance with Energy Star program.
To learn more about the Southwest Building Science Training Center and its course offerings, click here.
