Review:
- Summary of Training Requirements for:
- Overview of the 75 hour home care aide training and certifications requirements
Adult Family Homes/Assisted Living Facilities
The following information is designed to help adult family homes and assisted living facilities get approved to offer long term care worker training to their staff.
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and New Federal Rules slideshow for providers.
Long-Term Care Worker Training Options
It is your responsibility to make sure your LTC workers get all training in the required timelines. Here are your options.
- Option 1: Train your own staff with your own approved instructors. Follow the steps below.
- Option 2: Send your staff to DSHS approved Community Instructors or have them come to your facility to provide training. If you use community instructors to teach ALL required LTC worker courses, there are no forms you have to submit to DSHS. Find a Training Class.
- Option 3: A combination of options 1 and 2. Follow steps below.
Step 1: Understand training requirements
Step 2: Apply to DSHS to offer training and get instructor approved
How this is done
Complete and submit a Facility Training Program Application and Updates form. This form tells DSHS what courses, instructors, and curriculum you want to use. Submit a separate form for each licensed AFH or ALF if you have more than one.
Review the DSHS Facility Instructor Qualification Requirements. Attest that your instructors meet the qualifications on your application.
Instructors applying to teach Dementia and/or Mental Health Specialty Training are required to submit a Facility Instructor Application.
Forms Needed
- Facility Training Program Application and Updates (DSHS 15-555)
- Facility Instructor Application (DSHS 15-554)
Step 3. Get curriculum (training materials) approved
Identify or develop curriculum (training materials) to use
How this is done
On your Facility Training Program Application and Updates (DSHS 15-555), you can also request approval to use the following:
- DSHS developed training materials available for download.
- Training you developed. Complete and submit the Curriculum Approval Application (DSHS 15-552) with your Facility Training Program Application and Updates form. Online training must meet DSHS Online Training Standards. Please do not submit more than 12 hours of continuing education for each application.
- DSHS approved training developed by other approved Training Programs that you have permission to use. This may include continuing education developers and businesses offering DSHS approved CE curriculum.