75 Hours Home Care Aide Training (Assisted Living Facilities/Adult Family Homes/Home Care Agency)

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.
• Safety Training: 3 hours of introductory information on safety practices.
• Core basic training – 54 hours Training covering the basic skills and information needed to provide hands on personal care.
• Nurse Delegation Core Basic: (9 hours):
  • 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:
• Dementia Level 1 Specialty Training (8 hours):
  • • 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):

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