Caregiver Training:
California law now requires that assisted living facilities and residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE) provide 40 hours of initial training to caregivers and 20 hours of annual training thereafter. In addition, Title 22 requires that a certain number of hours for the initial training and annual training be “hands on” and in specific subject matter areas. The topics include: personal care services, physical limitations of the elderly, psychosocial needs of elderly, dementia, emergency preparedness, medications, postural supports, cultural competency and LGBT, and resident rights.
CareerSmart® Learning offers three options to assist RCFE and assisted living administrators and licensees in providing the required caregiver training: