Staff Training

Paragon staff are trained in:

• Emergency procedures including fire safety & evacuation
• Driver and vehicle safety
• Transporting people with special needs
• Choking prevention and dietary needs
• Exposure control practices
• Individual rights for people with disabilities
• Abuse and neglect prevention and reporting procedures
• Basic first aid
• Medication administration
• Recognition of infectious disease control including hand-washing and universal precautions for handling bodily fluids
• Incontinence care
• Ambulation support
• Safe transfers and lifting
• Communication strategies
• Challenging behaviors
• Participant specific needs through individual support plans (ISP)