PCHA0027 - Personal Care Home Administrator 100 Hour Course Registration

Course Description

Individuals who are interested in becoming Personal Care Home Administrators in Pennsylvania can take the required 100 Hour program. According to statute PA 55 Section 2600.64 (a)(2) regarding administrator training and orientation: Prior to initial employment as an administrator a candidate shall successfully complete a 100 hour standardized (DHS) Department approved administrator training course.

Application Required: Please note, you must apply for the program prior to completing the registration. Please click on "Apply Now" to complete the online application. Upon approval, we will direct you back to this page to register and pay for the course.  

Winter 2021 Cohort: PCHA0027-010
*Registration will open September 2, 2021!
     Location: Classes will be presented virtually through the Zoom platform
     Date: Every Thursday from November 4, 2021 through March 17, 2021
               *No class on November 25, December 23, December 30 for Holidays  
     Time: Class begins at 9:00 AM - Class end time varies  

Program Fee: $1,575.00 paid at the time of registration (this includes all training materials and the final exam cost). Space will be limited, and registration will close once the class has reached capacity. Space cannot be held prior to receipt of the full program fee. 

Did you know?: 96.4%* of participants who complete Temple Harrisburg’s Personal Care Home Administrator 100 Hour Course PASS the state exam!
*Based on the pass/fail rate of state exams taken by Temple Harrisburg 100 Hour Course participants from 2014-2019.

Course Outline

Personal Care Home Administrator 100 Hour Course Modules:

• Nutrition, Food Handling, and Sanitation
• Resident Rights and Resident Home Contracts
• Budgeting, Financial Record-keeping, Resident Records 
• Gerontology
• CPR and First Aid - with certification
• Fire Prevention & Emergency Preparedness
• Care of Residents with Mental Illness 
• Recreation
• Cultural Competency
• Staff Supervision and Staff Person Training
• Community Resources, Social Services, and Activities in the Community
• Care for Residents with Developmental Disabilities
• Writing, Completing and Implementing Initial Assessments and Support Plans
• Personal Care/Personal Hygiene
• Medication Procedures, Medication Effects, and Side Effects and Standard Precautions
• Neurocognitive Disorder
• Abuse and Neglect Prevention

Orientation Schedule (Mandatory and Offered by Department of Human Services): 
This orientation is offered through DHS. It is a free, mandatory, 6-hour program that must be completed before, during, or after the 100 Hour Training and exam in order to become a Personal Care Home Administrator.  Registration is required and fills up quickly. View the full orientation schedule by clicking on the link for the DHS website and scrolling down to "Training Information." The title of this document (listed under "Training Information") is "Administrator Orientation Program Schedule - 2020." 

For more information on what a personal care home is in the state of PA, please visit the informational link here. 

Notes

Cancellations and Refunds 

• All cancellation requests must be made in writing via email to the Program Specialist supporting the program and received by the Temple University Harrisburg staff before becoming effective. Please note that if registrant does not officially withdraw from a course and does not attend the course, the registrant is still responsible for payment. 
• Cancellations received ten (10) business days or more prior to the start of the scheduled course will be eligible for a full refund of fees paid. 
• Cancellations received nine (9) business days to one (1) business day prior to the start of the scheduled course will be subject to a cancellation charge of $10.00 for one day/session courses and $50 for multiday courses. Cancellations received less than one (1) business day prior to the start of the scheduled course will not be eligible for a refund. 
• TUH reserves the right to cancel continuing education events due to low enrollment. 
• In the event of inclement weather (applies to in person classes only), Temple University Harrisburg will make every effort to cancel events with as much advance notice as possible. Notification will be sent via email/CE Systems once a decision to close or delay has been made. In all instances, TUH will follow the University’s cancellation decisions. 

Request to Postpone Attendance 

• All requests to be transferred into a future offering must be submitted in writing via email to the Program Specialist supporting the program and received by the Temple University Harrisburg staff before becoming effective. Please note that if registrant does not request a transfer into a future offering and does not attend as originally scheduled, the registrant is still responsible for payment. 
• Transfer requests received ten (10) business days or more prior to the start of the scheduled course will be eligible for a one-time transfer at no cost. Additional transfer requests or requests less than 10 days prior to the start of the course will be subject to a $50.00 administrative fee. 

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