Well, being a CNA is a great prerequisite for a caregiver. It's not necessary. Being first aid CPR certified is. To be a caregiver you just have to have the willingness to be kind and caring to those in need. Also to help someone with all the activities of daily living, including the unpleasant ones.

I was in Early childhood educator and teacher I started out cooking and my children's daycare and wound up working for Head start running my own home base program supervising two different daycares with 130 to 160 children and 33 to 48 employees. So it depends who you work for. Some individuals have no experience and work for daycares usually there afternoon staff may have done, babysitting babysitting0, watching and helping with siblings or family members children some are in college. But if you want to be in a position where you'll make okay living (you'll never get rich by the way doing it), then depending on the position you could go to want to go to work somewhere it could be part of Head start and Head start mandates education for different levels or positions they also pay higher and you get more days off. I know they paid for a second degree for me. That being said I had done lots of years of management for fast food with 30 to 50 employees so it was a natural to slug in and start running early childhood centers. I would seek out where you want to go to work I would do it part-time if you just think you want to do this you cannot just watch children. It is a educational program and parents want their kids being educated so that being said it really depends on where you go you can always call and ask. I hope this helps.

I started caregiving when I took care of my mother, I did this for about 7 years and I had no experience in caregiving at this time. I wish I did. During that time I was in school for my Medical Assistant diploma. I graduated but couldn’t get hired as an MA so I started working at a facility with only 6 rooms and was for memory care this is where I got all of my caregiving experience and I have been doing it ever since. I am now 51 years old and still work as a caregiver. You can get your CNA at a college of your choice.

None. Just a desire to work. We will train you. Certify you in Cpr, and help you start a new career

Here's what you'll need in no particular order

1. CPR certification is required
2. you can't be grossed out by the things the human body can do
3. most places require you to have a driver's license and proof of insurance
4. vaccinations are mandatory
5. if possible get training for specialized care like dementia care or quadriplegic care

Be willing to help with all kinds of needs. Be open to the idea that everyone is different and everyone has good and bad days. The my cna app has different subjects you can study and get certified in.

Well you have to had some kind of training in caregiver work.

Online classes helped me to get certified. I also was a member of a local group for caregivers that did workshop certifications . Socks especially needs hands on help! 😀

Actually, it depends on the state you live in. TARCOG is government funded. TARCOG does many things such as evaluating the client to see if they qualify for help( financial or just simply physically heatlhwise.) After the assessment the client can chose who to take care of them and they will offer a certain allotment monthly to help pay the caregiver or help with caregiver needs or equipment. They also offer additional services that the government doesn't provide to help fill the gap. With all that being said, TARCOG of Alabama just implemented caregiver courses. If I were you, I'd start there. They are the heart of it all. Council on Aging in your local areas may have a list of businesses that are having classes and jobs that offer to pay for those classes if you stay employed within a certain amount of time. I took care of both parents thru TARCOG. I hope this information is helpful.

CPR. Usually the company will train you in that, mostly just light training for incase like falls, bleeding or seizures