Caring for Today's Veteran in the Home Setting
This was recorded on 11/08/2022 and the target audience level is Beginner.
Today, there are 23.8 million living veterans with 37 million dependents. Together they represent 20% of the population. The needs of veterans (and their chosen families) are continually evolving. Honoring this unique population is a privilege that seeks professionals to remain agile to the changing needs.
While there are several common diagnoses represented in this population, defining health for a veteran patient includes a more holistic approach, requiring understanding of mental health and service-related traumas.
This course will focus upon the specific needs of serving veterans in the home setting along the continuum of care. Personal Care Services, Home Health, and Hospice caregivers and clinicians are encouraged to participate. Skills related to opening dialogue, assessing for service history and its impact, post-service healthcare experiences, and resources available to this population will be reviewed. A specific focus upon moral injury and the integrated response to trauma that is faced by Veterans will be explored.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will identify common diagnoses in Veterans.
- Participants will distinguish common misconceptions in caring for this population.
- Participants will define moral injury and the integrated response to trauma faced by Veterans.
- Participants will learn skills for opening communication and assessing for service history.
- Participants will review resources available for veterans and their personal caregivers.
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If you have questions about this course please email HOSLDInstructors@AccentCare.com
Presenter Information
Megan Casey
Director of Product Development
Megan serves as the Director of Product Development for AccentCare Personal Care Services. Her focus is on quality of service for Veterans and admission avoidance programs, as well as developing new programs to meet the ever changing needs of healthcare. She has over 15 years of healthcare experience and has been with AccentCare for nearly 8 years in different capacities. She previously served on the Advisory Council on Aging in Northern California and as secretary of the Home Care Taskforce.
Yelena Zatulovsky
Vice President of Patient Experience
Yelena oversees the entire supportive care and patient experience department at AccentCare. She coordinates bereavement support, music therapy, and social work sessions for all the patients and families we serve.
Accrediting Information
AccentCare #1237 is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period 1/20/22 - 1/20/25. Social workers completing this course receive 1 cultural competency continuing education credit.
AccentCare is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider Number: P0355
AccentCare is approved to offer select CME listed on this page via the American Academy of Family Physicians.
AccentCare is approved to offer select Long Term Care Administrator credit listed on this page via the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards.