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Free Virtual Education for Indiana Skilled Nursing Facility Personnel
Imagine stepping onto a skilled nursing facility floor during a critical emergency, or navigating complex workforce challenges while keeping resident dignity at the center of every single decision.
Long-term care professionals handle these intense, high-stakes situations every day. To empower this dedicated workforce, the Indiana Department of Health and the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community are offering free virtual courses for all Indiana skilled nursing facility personnel on topics vital in the long-term care setting. Partnering with industry experts, the courses include:
- Abuse and Neglect Prevention in Long-Term Care – This course provides a comprehensive guide to recognizing, preventing, and managing resident abuse and neglect in long-term care settings. It covers core principles of human dignity, identifies the causes and signs of abuse and neglect from staff, residents, family, and visitors, and outlines actionable strategies for stress reduction, intervention, reporting, and administrative oversight to ensure resident safety.
- Emergency and Disaster Management in Long-Term Care – This course provides a practical guide to emergency management, covering its four phases alongside tools and tabletop exercises. It emphasizes strategies for updating Emergency Action Plans (EAPs), establishing clear emergency communications, maintaining thorough documentation, and delivering effective staff training within a high-turnover workforce.
- Strengthening Nursing Home Staffing – This course explores nursing home staffing across historical and current contexts, examining entry points, career pathways, and effective recruitment and retention strategies. Participants engage in structured problem-solving focused on real-world staffing challenges, concluding with a tailored, practical action plan.
Each course offers long-term care-specific examples. Courses will be offered at various times starting in January 2027 through March 2029. CEUs are available through the Indiana Department of Health for administrators and social workers.
For more information and to register, click on the course name above or visit https://store.uindy.edu/. These courses are funded through the Indiana Department of Health using Civil Money Penalty funds.
Why These Courses Matter
At CAC, we champion aging and community initiatives that make a lasting difference by connecting UIndy’s people & expertise to real-world impact. Exceptional long-term care depends on a well-prepared workforce equipped with practical tools, evidence-based insights, and proactive leadership strategies. By partnering with IDOH on this initiative, CAC bridges academic expertise with front-line healthcare needs across Indiana.
These specialized courses give caregivers and administrative personnel actionable skills to safeguard resident well-being, establish clear disaster response plans, and build sustainable staffing models. Investing time in this professional development directly translates to safer environments, improved workplace morale, and a better quality of life for Indiana’s older adults.
If you have any questions, please contact Lidia Dubicki at the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community, ldubicki@uindy.edu.
