The Porter House LLC
 
Sorry it has been so long since I last wrote.  I have been very busy with a number of projects.  Also as you have noticed our website has changed and it took me awile to get use to this new site.

We have finished our lastest specialized training for caring of people with Dementia.  Porter House is now  license to care for clients with Dementia/Alzheimer's, that are edlerly and/ or disabled. 
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Today I started my Dementia/ Alzheimer's  training.  When Beverly Bartlett was over at Porter House giving us an "Demential/ Alzheimer in house training" last week, she mentioned how Porter House would be a great place for a person with Dementia or Alzheimer's.  So I decided to take the training that is offered on the Alzheimer's website.  After Patty and I are finished with the training, I will apply to have Dementia and Alzheimer's clients added to the license of Porter House.
I did 5 hours of the training today and plan to do the remainder tommorow.  So far the training is very good.  It is done through the internet.  Their are several videos showing actual life situations and gives advice on how to deal with them.  I believe the training is very well worth the cost and time.  The cost is actually very reasonable and I would recommend it for all family members of a person whom has Dementia or Alzheimer's.

If you are from the Green Bay, Shawano, WI area and have any questions about Dementia or Alzheimer's feel free to contact Beverly Bartlett, she is a great lady and wonderful teacher.

Beverly Bartlett
Outreach Specialist Alzheimer's Association of Greater Wisconsin 2900 Curry Lane, Suite A  Green Bay, Wisconsin   54311 Phone:  (920)469-2110     Fax:  (920)469-2131 HELPLINE: 1.800.272.3900 E-mail: beverly.bartlett@alz.org
 www.alz.org/gwwi
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Today was a very busy day for us.  Patty and I went to the Shawano Dementia Group meeting.  We joined this group both for networking with others involved in elderly care and also to give back to the community some of our talents that we have developed in this area.
After the meeting, we had an in-house Alzheimer's training.  It was a very detailed training.  We learned what Alzheimer's actually is, the other diseases that have dementia associated with, how to detect if a person is starting to have dementia and how to treat and care for someone with any type of dementia including Alzheimer's.  We were also given accompany written materials to study.
We felt this was a very good training experience.
Beside this training the Alzheimer's Ass. representative did a walk through our new building to check if it was set up well for residents with Dementia.  She said everything was laid out well and that there was nothing she would ask us to change.  She commented on how peaceful and tranquil our place was and that she would recommend our place to anyone with Dementia or Alzheimer's.
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More Training 02/16/2010
 
Today Patty and I went to get additional training.  The training was held at NWTC, Green Bay.  The training was the 2nd out of a 3 series sessions given catering to CBRF and Adult Family Home workers.  The subject in this training was on Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis.  It was exceptional training and we will be using it in our Porter House Assisting Living facility.  We will also be training our other employees on the subject.
I haven't elaborated much on our training up to this point.  So maybe I should take the time to comment on it now.  I have received my Certified Nursing Assistant training back in 2004.  Before that time, I was a farmer and worked out as an Electronic Technician.  When I wasn't working out, I helped my husband and children on the farm.  That is when we all learned how to work together as a family unit.  We gardened, processed the vegetables and the fruits, fished, processed the fish, hunted, processed the wild game and then cooked together as a family.
Once I had my CNA, I worked part time at a nursing home.  Then I worked in Home care for Social Services of Shawano and also for private clients.  In 2006, I paid for my two daughters to get CNA training.  They both had other careers, but at the time their careers were running a little slower.  I felt CNA training is so important for all young people that I was willing to pay for the training if they would go.  I told them, I want them to be properly trained if they would ever have to care for me or my husband sometime in the future.
Both daughters then did some Home care in between their other jobs.
Since then I also have worked for Clarity Care, a Home care business that specializes in care for the Mentally challenged.  Besides receiving my Personal Care Worker certificate, I have received significant training on working with challenging behaviors.

It was because of this training of myself and my daughters and some other situations that occurred in recent years that we decided to build Porter House and develop the Porter House LLC to assist elderly residents whom will live in our new home.
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