Prestige In-Home Care Medication Aide Course Catalog

---

This 40-hour course provides instruction on the five rights of safe medication administration, including accurate and complete documentation, resident rights, and how to administer medications by the following routes: oral, inhalation, topical, and instillation, as well as observing and monitoring for side effects, interactions, and contradictions associated with medications and taking appropriate action. The instructor(s) will assist the students in preparing for each chapter assigned in learning the skills needed to pass the state exam. There will be a vocabulary and knowledge quiz after each chapter to assess students' understanding of the material covered in that section. Quizzes will be graded, and every student must receive a 72% or higher on their final grade as well as demonstrate competency in clinical labs to pass the course. Students can take the final exam up to 3 times. Certificates will be issued upon completion of the 40-hour course and the completed skills lab.

Hybrid: The Certified Medication Aide Hybrid/Blended Course includes 24 hours of online coursework that needs to be completed prior to the start of the in-class skills portion of the course (16 hours in-class) (100% of online coursework must be completed before the start of the classroom session). Students are granted six (6) months of online access beginning on the purchase date. Upon expiration of this period, access will be terminated. Students wishing to re-enroll must repurchase and restart the course in its entirety. 

In-person CMA courses are offered twice a month for the Monday-Friday course and once a month for the weekend course throughout the 12-month calendar year.

In-class Tuition: $300.00 (book included) 

Hybrid/Blended Tuition: $350 (book included)

Registration fee: $150.00 (included in tuition)

CMA renewal: $150.00 (book included)

Our facility has a lecture room, faculty office, restrooms, and skills lab with skills equipment such as electric blood pressure cuffs, manual blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, thermometers, mock medication cards, medication cups, pill bottles, nebulizer machine, oxygen tubing, Ambu bag, nose spray medication cart, MAR, gloves, alcohol wipes, sharps containers, and other equipment needed to demonstrate the skills to become a CMA.

Students must register on our website at www.prestige-inhc.com  before enrollment. 

Background checks will be conducted upon application submission.

Late enrollments are at the discretion of the program coordinator.

Students who failed to complete a course with an unsatisfactory score may re-enroll as new applicants. Students must resubmit a new registration form and pay full tuition. Students who were terminated from a course for violating the student conduct policies may not reapply.

*Be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

*Be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.

*Be aware of the eligibility requirements for placement on the state Medication Aide Registration.

Students are expected to attend all classes of the enrolled course. The Program Director must be notified at least 4 hours before missing a class. If you are running late or having unforeseen circumstances or an emergency, please inform the Program Director as soon as possible, via phone, email, and/or text at admin@prestige-inhc.com  or 402-406-4644. Clinical attendance is mandatory, and any missed classroom lecture must be made up by paying a fee of $35.00/hr/missed time. Student makeup times will be scheduled with an instructor who will go over the missed materials. Student makeup time must be documented and is required by the state. 40 Hours of class attendance are required for certification. Students who fail to meet classroom attendance expectations will not be eligible to pass the course. 

 When withdrawing from a registered course, you must complete a withdrawal form provided by the Program Director. Once you complete the withdrawal form, you must submit it to the Program Director or email the withdrawal form to admin@prestige-inhc.com. Full refunds are permitted only if you withdraw from a course within 72 hours of enrollment. If you withdraw after 72 hours of enrollment but before classes start, there will be a non-refundable $150 registration fee charged. If you withdraw after classes start, you will be charged a non-refundable $150 registration fee and tuition fees prorated to Day 1: 50% of tuition refund, Day 2: 25% of tuition refund, Day 3: No Refund. 

Any student who has not visited our facility before enrollment may withdraw without penalty within 3 days following our scheduled orientation procedure.

The final grade is made up of exams, quizzes, lab participation, demonstration of lab competencies, and attendance. Satisfactory completion of a program requires the student to obtain a 72% or higher as a final grade. Students will receive a progress report after each unit exam and clinical skills lab. Any student who does not maintain a passing grade will be informed in writing and will be required to meet with the program director.

At Prestige In Home Care, there are no credits granted for course completion. Certifications will be awarded to those who meet the training hours required. There are no credits granted or accepted for previous education, training, or experience.

 Prestige In Home Care does not guarantee job placement upon any course completion.

All complaints should be addressed to Joquana Goynes, the Program Director, via email or phone at admin@prestige-inhc.com  or 402-406-4644. Students may also contact the Program Director of Private Postsecondary Career Schools at the Nebraska Department of Education at https://www.education.ne.gov/ppcs/contact-us/ 

Prestige In Home Care does not have an academic probation policy in place due to the length of the course offered.

At Prestige In Home Care, students are expected to act professionally, follow the rules of the education center, obey the law, and respect classmates, and staff. The use of cellular phones is permitted during breaks only; cellular phones are not allowed during class or clinical lab. Students who do not abide by these policies are subject to suspension and/or dismissal from the program. If a student is suspended pending an investigation, they will be notified if they can return to complete the enrolled course within 24 hours. If a student is suspended for any reason, it is their obligation to make up any missed materials for the time missed. Materials missed will be charged a make-up fee of 35.00/hr/missed time. 

Students will be dismissed from the program for any of these reasons and will not be allowed to re-enroll. Unacceptable behaviors are as follows: stealing of any kind, disruption of class, disorderly conduct, damage to school property, being under the influence of drugs, firearms, physical or sexual abuse to classmates or staff members, harassment, discrimination, plagiarism, cheating on quizzes and or exams. 

The official academic records will be retained permanently at Prestige In-Home Care.

All financial records will be maintained for 5 years from the last date of enrollment.

Students have the right to:

Inspect/review and/orreceive their educational records at the request

A hearing to challenge the contents of their records would be addressed to the program director. 

Students can receive all or part of their educational records upon request.

Any request must be in writing and emailed to the program director at admin@prestige-inhc.com.  

Student transcripts are available upon request. There is a 10.00 fee to request the transcript. The request needs to include:

• Name (at time of attendance)

• Dates of attendance

• Signature

• Social security number

• Address where transcript is to be sent

Transcripts can be picked up or mailed within 5 days of the request.

Transcripts cannot be texted, emailed, or faxed.

Transcript request forms can be emailed upon request or picked up at the education office.

Transcript request forms are submitted to the program director via mail or email.

Prestige In-Home Care

1905 Harney St., Ste 708

Omaha, NE 68102

admin@prestige-inhc.com  

*Parking—Students can park in the parking garage across the street from the facility.

*Breaks—Students will be provided with break times throughout the day. PIHC has a refrigerator, microwave, and coffee maker that can be used by students. 

*Smoking is only permitted off campus.

Our office will be closed and classes will not be held on the following holidays:

• Easter
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Eve
• New Year’s Day

 Monday - Friday Classes (9:00 am-5:00 pm) 

1 Week

*December 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th 

*December 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th

Saturday & Sunday Classes (8:00 am-6:00 pm) 

2 Weeks

*December 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th 

Hybrid/Blended Course

Includes 24 hours of online coursework and 16 hours of in-class skills training. (100% of online coursework must be completed before the start of the classroom session). 

Contact the Program Director at admin@prestige-inhc.com or 402-406-4644 to schedule CMA renewal and to enroll in a skills classroom session if you are enrolled in the hybrid course.