Care Home Training

Kupuna Adult Care Home Project

Kupuna Education Center at Kapi’olani Community College has received funding from the Hawai‘i Community Foundation to start the Kupuna Adult Care Home Project.

This project will:
Upgrade the training capacity of the Adult Residential Care Homes (ARCH) and adult foster homes.

As the state continues to pursue home and community based placements, the small residential homes’ ability to provide an optimal quality of care and life for the frail elderly is becoming increasingly important.

Project Overview

Kupuna Adult Care Home Project will create a resource and training program for the small residential homes.

The first set of 2 of the 8 training modules to be developed will address these areas:

• Medication Management(6/12/10, location TBA)
• Social and Recreational Activities(4/30/10, 7pm-9pm, Fil-Com Center, Waipahu)

  Background

ARCH and foster homes staff historically have had:

• Limited training in managing the complex health, personal and social care needs of the frail elder
• No infrastructure to provide training and education for staff

This project intends to:

• Talk with care home staff to understand their concerns
• Work closely with its Advisory Board to achieve its objectives
• Develop means of sustaining training materials in digital form

For More Information:

Contact Eme Kim, Project Coordinator

KCC Phone: (808) 734-9463

Mobile: (808) 754-1599

E-mail: emelynk@hawaii.edu