1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

3. Natural Resources and Environmental Quality

This document is FCS5254/FY594, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, UF/IFAS, Gainesville 32611. First published: September 1999. Revised: January 2004.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy594

The Elder Companion training program is designed to train people interested in becoming employed by local service providers as sitter/companions for the elderly. The objective of the program is to help participants develop the necessary skills to provide high-quality care including: assistance with daily living activities (DLAs), home management services, and companionship for the elderly adult.
This training course is preparatory to studying to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA).

Elder Companion training program

assistant professor, nonprofit management and community organizations, UF/IFAS Family Youth and Community Sciences Department, Gainesville FL

Elder Companion: Lesson 8: Leisure Activities

Alternate terms: leisure activies, leisure (recreation)