Center For Caregiver Advancement

01/13/2026

What are the benefits of training caregivers? Studies show that training caregivers...

➡️ Boosts their caregiving skills & knowledge by 40%-50%
➡️ Improves the quality of care provided to care recipients
➡️ Reduces ER visits & hospitalizations for care recipients by 25%-30%
➡️ Increases job satisfaction & retention
➡️ Builds the self-confidence & wellbeing of caregivers
And much more!

❥ Read our Impact Stories to learn about how training has impacted the 35,000+ caregivers who took CCA courses: https://advancecaregivers.org/impact-stories/

❥ Read research findings from our collaborative Impact Studies: https://advancecaregivers.org/research-reports/

01/08/2026

📣FREE Caregiver Training in Emergency and Disaster Readiness (EDR)!

The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) received a grant from LA2050, enabling us to provide online emergency training to 100 caregivers in Los Angeles County.

🔥IHSS Caregivers in can take 6 online modules to learn how to assist their care recipients during wildfires & other emergencies. Skill development includes how to evacuate safely, create communication plans, build emergency kits and "go bags," and more!

💲Caregivers may receive $600 upon successful completion of the course.

Eligibility: Must be an active IHSS Caregiver living in LA County.

Enroll here: 🔗https://advancecaregivers.org/emergency-disaster-preparedness/

Questions? Email CCA at: studentaffairs@advancecaregivers.org

LA2050

01/06/2026

🎓 Learn caregiving skills for FREE online! If you live in San Bernardino County, CA, you may qualify to get paid for your time in class.💲

Classes are taught in English & Spanish online via Zoom with an expert instructor.
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers in San Bernardino can choose to take 1 of the 3 courses offered by CCA:

✅Caregiving Essentials
✅Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias
✅Emergency & Disaster Readiness

Enrollment opens in January for classes that begin in May 2026.
Classes fill up quickly! Click the link to enroll now!

¡Haga clic en el enlace para inscribirse ahora! 🔗
➡️: https://advancecaregivers.org/ihss-san-bernardino/
You can also scan the QR code in the post below. ⬇️

12/31/2025

The CCA team wishes you a Happy New Year, with peace and renewed inspiration and purpose in 2026! ✨

We thank our caregiver community, partners and colleagues for your support of our mission and our work, your trust, and collaboration for the past 25 years. Let's continue the momentum into 2026 and beyond! 🌟🚀


The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) is closed on December 31 and January 1.

12/24/2025

Happy Holidays from all of us at the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA)!❄️

We wish our caregiving community, partners, collaborators & supporters a peaceful and joyous holiday season!🌟



Our offices will be closed December 24 & 25.

12/23/2025

The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) congratulates our most recent caregiver graduates who care for members of the L.A. Care Health Plan.🎓

🌟Nearly 400 students just completed an intense 10-week course in IHSS Caregiving Essentials. They gained skills in infection control, using proper body mechanics, CPR, First Aid, and more to help their care recipients enjoy better health at home.

CCA developed this curriculum around person-centered caregiving. 🫶🏽

Research studies show that training caregivers helps to:

➡️Improve the health of care recipients (consumers)
➡️Increase consumer satisfaction with home care by 40%
➡️Increase consumer adherence to care plans by 35%
➡️Reduce unnecessary ER visits by 25%
➡️Reduce hospital readmissions by 30%
➡️Reduce complications from chronic illness by 20%

✨CCA offers our "Caregiving Essentials" course through partnerships with L.A. Care Health Plan & SEIU Local 2015. Together, we are helping caregivers level-up their skills to keep our Los Angeles communities healthier, with less reliance on hospital visits for improved quality of life!

Learn more: https://advancecaregivers.org/l-a-care-ihss-training-program/

12/22/2025

Caregivers, are you taking time for self-care? We know that caregivers rarely have time for themselves. 💖

We're encouraging you to take a short "pause" wherever you can fit it in! Grab a few minutes for yourself every day to help prevent burnout & reduce stress, especially during the busy holiday season.

💙You cannot provide quality care for others if you don't take care of yourself first! 💙

In CCA's popular "Caregiving Essentials" course, we devote a module to teaching caregivers about the importance of self-care to reduce stress and maintain short- and long-term health and well-being.

Our instructors provide self-care tips and discuss strategies for recognizing burnout and reducing your caregiver stress.

Learn More: https://advancecaregivers.org/ihss-basic-caregiving-essentials/

12/18/2025

🌟The California Caregiver of the Year Awards are still open for nominations! Who will you nominate?
Entry Reminder: Fill Out an Entry Form Today! 📝Show your appreciation for the amazing caregiver in your life.

Access the Entry Forms Here: https://advancecaregivers.org/california-caregiver-of-the-year-awards/

We won't accept any entries after Fri., Jan. 30, 2026, 6 pm (pacific time).

Nominate your favorite caregiver today! 💙

12/12/2025

Our very own CCA caregiving instructor, Andrew So, is the "Hero of the Week" featured on KNX Radio, hosted by Heather Jordan!

Andrew discusses skills that can help caregivers manage the symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias for their loved ones. Listen or read the full interview via the KNX News 97.1 FM post below 👇

Our KNX Hero of the Week Andrew So is a volunteer skills instructor who is teaching caregivers how to navigate through those tough times when caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

12/10/2025

The Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) extends our deepest gratitude to the distinguished partners who joined us for our End-of-Year Event on December 8, 2025. 🙏✨

Our guest panelists led dynamic conversations on the value of caregiver training, worker power, and the policy issues shaping the future of caregiving. Their insights will guide and strengthen our work as we head into 2026. 💪🏽📚

A heartfelt thank-you to our exceptional panelists for sharing their expertise and experience:

🌟 Dr. Sameer Amin, Chief Medical Officer, L.A. Care Health Plan
🌟 Jarmin Yeh, PhD, Associate Professor, UCSF
🌟 Abby Snay, Deputy Secretary, California Labor & Workforce Development Agency
🌟 Sergio Donis, Statewide Field Director, SEIU Local 2015
🌟 Amanda Steel, Deputy Policy Director, SEIU Local 2015
🌟 Ericka Ochoa, Private Sector Coordinator, SEIU Local 2015
🌟 Julianne Williams, MPH, Certified Grief Counselor

During the discussion about how caregiver training can help fill gaps in health care, Dr. Amin emphasized that because our healthcare system is complex, along with other skills, caregivers should be trained in...
"...how to access the different resources and programs that may help their care recipients. It is the joint responsibility of training providers and healthcare program providers to help caregivers navigate this to coordinate care.”

Professor Jarmin Yeh highlighted the complexity of the caregiving role itself, adding, "There is this misconception that caregiving is low-skill work when it is complex work!"

We look forward to strengthening our partnerships and driving meaningful change together in 2026. 🌱🤝

L.A. Care Health Plan of California, San Francisco SEIU Local 2015

12/05/2025

“I never expected to become a Certified Nursing Assistant, but I love it. I see my residents as family.” – Emmanuel “Manny” Moreno, Certified Nursing Assistant Trainee

When Windsor Gardens employee Manny Moreno was offered the chance to join a tuition-free CNA Training Pathway through the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA), he wasn’t sure he could do it. Six weeks later, he discovered not just a new career—but a calling.

💙 Read how CCA’s training program helped Manny advance into a healthcare career and inspire others to follow in his footsteps. https://advancecaregivers.org/nursing-assistant-career-becoming-a-cna/

SEIU Local 2015

12/01/2025

CCA is in the NEWS!📢 Cindy H., an In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) caregiver for her mother, is featured on Spectrum News 1 SoCal!📣

Cindy received caregiver training at the Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA) through the IHSS program. "CCA is a life changer," says Cindy. "I'm so happy I can get the word out there!"

Cindy took CCA's Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias course to learn how to manage her mom's dementia & to connect with the caregiving community.

CCA President and CEO Corinne Eldridge spoke w/ reporter Jo Kwon about the importance of caregiver training. Read the story! 👇👇

Home caregivers receive training through local Center to help fill the IHSS gap