Description

This module provides caregivers with an overview of how to handle complaints, whether they come from clients, family members, co-workers or supervisors. It covers the common reasons why people complain and what people tend to complain about in the healthcare setting. Aides will learn the four-step process that can be used to resolve most complaints.

• Describe the five most likely reasons people complain.
• List the top five issues complained about by healthcare clients.
• Explain the four-step process that can be used to resolve most complaints.
• Apply the same principle of handling complaints from clients to handling feedback from supervisors and coworkers.
• Use the four steps (listen, apologize, solve, thank) in your daily work when handling complaints.