Health Promotion and Independence for Older Adults: A Customized Training Program for Home Health Aides.

In the Limousin region, home care professionals are trained with a genuine focus on "health promotion"—both to identify and build on their skills, and to better understand the concept of independence among older adults during their daily interactions. To achieve this, the trainer has shifted away from traditional teaching methods, certainly imparting knowledge but also building on the home care workers’ existing skills and interpersonal abilities to strengthen them. Here’s a look back at this experience.

Author(s): Larochelle Célia, Boudy Laurence

Publishing year: 2011

Pages: 31

Men's Health, 2011, n° 416, p. 31

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