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Empowering You to Live Well

At LifeCare Medical Center, we believe that good health starts with knowledge, support, and community. That’s why we offer a wide range of classes, events, and health and wellness programs designed to empower you at every stage of life.

From prenatal education and babysitting courses to CPR training, fitness classes, and chronic disease management workshops, our programs are built to meet the diverse needs of our community. Whether you’re looking to learn a new skill, manage a health condition, or simply live a healthier lifestyle, you’ll find opportunities to grow, connect, and thrive right here at LifeCare.

Join us—and take the next step toward a healthier, stronger you.

Resources

Health & Wellness Classes

Babysitting Education

The Safe Sitter Training Class provides training in babysitting skills and the fundamentals of childcare. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion, course materials, and a babysitting bag.

This course is designed for potential babysitters ages 11-14. This comprehensive training program equips children to choose safe and appropriate games and activities, prevent accidents, perform first aid, and begin babysitting confidently and competently. Class size is limited. Cost is $25.

2025 Babysitter Education Opportunities

BLS for Healthcare Provider

This course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. It is intended for healthcare providers who must have a credential documenting successful completion of a CPR course. The course completion card is given to those that successfully complete the written exam and skills test.

Registration Details

CPR and First Aid courses can be customized for your business needs. For more information, please contact:
Tanya Hanson – 218-463-2500 ext. 4268 | [email protected]
Heidi Lien – 218-463-4728 | [email protected]

BLS Instructor Training

For all active health care providers who are current in American Heart Association Basic Life Support skills and want to teach and promote life-saving CPR skills to staff and community. COURSE OBJECTIVES

Learn how to teach based on AHA curriculum
Facilitate student acquisition of the necessary skills as a prerequisite to AHA BLS certification
Utilize student assessment sheet as a way to improve individual knowledge and skills
Recite American Heart Association expectations and workflows
Apply resources as it relates to material and testing

QUESTIONS If you have questions regarding this course please contact Heidi Lien at 218-463-4728 or [email protected] for further information.

Heartsaver CPR AED Classes

The Heartsaver course teaches basic CPR skills such as performing a head tilt-chin lift and giving compressions and breaths.

2025 Training dates available:

Wednesday, July 30th: 1pm – 4pm Auxiliary Room
Wednesday, August 27th: 1pm – 4pm Auxiliary Room
Wednesday, September 24th: 1pm – 4pm Auxiliary Room
Wednesday, October 29th: 1pm – 4pm Auxiliary Room
Wednesday, November 26th: 1pm – 4pm Auxiliary Room
Wednesday, December 17th: 1pm – 4pm Auxiliary Room

Heartsaver First Aid

This course teaches the critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Course includes first aid basics, medical emergencies and environmental emergencies.

For more information, please contact:
Tanya Hanson – 218-463-2500 ext. 4268 | [email protected]
Heidi Lien – 218-463-4728 | [email protected]

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR

This course is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for childcare workers. It teaches childcare providers and others to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in children or infants in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. It covers the four steps of first aid and first aid skills such as finding the problem, stopping bleeding, bandaging and using an Epinephrine pen, as well as infant CPR AED for Childcare Providers.

Matter of Balance

LifeCare Medical Center offers FREE Matter of Balance classes throughout the year in area communities.

Small steps make a big impact.

Matter of Balance is an 8 week program designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase the activity levels of older adults who have this concern. Participants will learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, and learn exercises to increase strength, flexibility, and balance.

To learn more information about Matter of Balance and class dates, please contact Dawn Hedlund, LifeCare Medical Center Wellness Coordinator at (218) 463-2500 or email.

2025 Matter of Balance Opportunities

Roseau | Moe Lutheran Church
Tuesdays, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
September 23rd – November 11th

Nursing Assistant Class

Join us for our hybrid classes that take place in March, June, and October. Please reach out to Karena Dunham for the current schedule. Anyone 15+ is eligible to join.

What is a Nursing Assistant?
As a caregiver, our nursing assistants make an incredible impact on the lives of others. As a LifeCare employee you have the opportunity to experience a rewarding career! For information on how you could become a nursing assistant, please complete the nursing assistant questionnaire below.

Contact Karena Dunham at [email protected] for more information or questions about classes and/or challenging the state certification exam.

You are eligible to take the class and the state tests at age 15 so you are qualified to be employed at age 16.

The hybrid class will be 75 hours total with 27 hours of in-person instruction at LifeCare, 32 hours of online instruction, and 16 hours of supervised practical training at the nursing home. We also offer classes at Roseau High School and Greenbush Middle River High School during the school day if you are a high school student in one of those schools.

*The option of class sponsorship to cover the cost of class is available.

*You can also work towards challenging the state test if you have let your certification expire and would like to continue working as a certified nursing assistant.

*A Criminal Background Study (as required by the Department of Human Services) and a tuberculin skin test will need to be completed per class requirements.

All LifeCare Prenatal Classes are FREE!

LifeCare Prenatal Class offerings and details are listed below. Please register for these FREE classes at your earliest convenience.

Questions? Contact Alicia Huston at (218) 463-2500 or [email protected] with questions about the prenatal classes or to schedule a tour.

FREE Early Pregnancy 1-1 Education
Take advantage of a FREE, 1-1 Early Pregnancy Education session with a Public Health Nurse. Open to all pregnant mothers, ideally in the first trimester. We’ll answer your questions and you will learn best practices in how to have a healthy pregnancy. This is a complimentary service LifeCare offers all area moms. Contact LifeCare Medical Center Public Health at 463-3211, Ext. 4171 to schedule your session.

Resources:
For more information about your pregnancy or class options, call the Prenatal Education Program (PEP) (218) 463-3211, ext. 4171

Tai Ji Quan

TAI JI QUAN (pronounced Tie-G-Chwan) is an evidence-based exercise and fall prevention program for people of all ages. Participants will learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, and learn exercises to increase strength, flexibility, and balance. If you are interested, we encourage you to join us for this FREE class offered by LifeCare Medical Center! To learn more information about Tai Ji Quan and class dates, please contact Dawn Hedlund, LifeCare Medical Center Wellness Coordinator at (218) 463-2500 or email.