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- CNAs, LPNs, and RNs (all direct care staff) must receive 12 hours of dementia care training, six of which shall be completed before a staff member begins working independently with residents, and the remaining six hours shall be completed within the first four weeks of employment. All 12 hours shall be devoted to the care of persons with dementia.
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California’s AB 1570 requires staff members to receive six hours of dementia care training before working independently with residents.
Oct 21, 2014 · All six hours shall be devoted to care of persons with dementia. Eight hours of in-service training per year on the subject of serving residents with dementia is also required. From Section 6, 1569.626.
(1) Direct care staff shall complete six hours of orientation specific to the care of residents with dementia within the first four weeks of working in the facility.
Dementia Care in Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) and Miscellaneous Regulation Changes Information and Resources. This webpage serves as a hub for communications, resources, and documents related to this regulation package. The regulation package updates are effective January 1, 2025. This webpage will be regularly updated ...
Sep 27, 2024 · Section 87705 - Care of Persons with Dementia. (a) This section applies to licensees who accept or retain residents diagnosed by a physician to have dementia. Mild cognitive impairment, as defined in Section 87101 (m), is not considered to be dementia. (b) In addition to the requirements as specified in Section 87208, Plan of Operation, the ...
Oct 26, 2023 · CA New Staff Orientation Requirements for Skilled Nursing Facilities. While a minimum number of training hours on Alzheimers’ and Related Dementias are required in a C.N.A. Training program, required new staff orientation does not specify that new staff orientation must include training on dementia care.
As of January 1, 2016, all direct care staff at all residential care facilities for the elderly must have twelve hours of dementia care training, with six (6) hours completed before the staff person begins working independently with residents, and the other six (6) hours
