Training hours required to take the home care aide certification exam. The following classes make up the 75 hours:

• Orientation Training: 2 hours of introductory information orienting new workers to the care setting and job. (Online Self-Paced)
• Safety Training: 3 hours of introductory information on safety practices. (Online Self-Paced)
• Core basic training – 54 hours Training covering the basic skills and information needed to provide hands on personal care. (Online Self-Paced). On the Job Training Skills conducted onsite.
• Nurse Delegation Core Basic: (9 hours): (Online Self-Paced)
  • This course provides basics for RN delegated tasks such as medication assistance, and patient specific procedures per rules and regulations regarding nurse delegation.
• Hands on Classroom training: On The Job Training Skills Conducted at facility. 
• Dementia Level 1 Specialty Training (8 hours): (Virtual via Zoom)
  • • This course is for caregivers, resident managers, and providers in long term care settings. You will obtain an introduction to the different types of dementia.
• Mental Health Level 1 Specialty Training (8 hours): (Virtual via Zoom)

This course is for caregivers, resident managers, and providers in long term care settings. You will obtain an introduction to mental disorder.