Current through Reg. 49, No. 52; December 27, 2024
(a) A facility
that provides personal care services to a resident with Alzheimer's disease or
a related disorder that is not an Alzheimer's certified facility must require a
staff member to complete competency-based training and annual continuing
education on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in accordance with this
section.
(1) The training required in this
section may be included as part of the initial training and continuing
education required in §
553.253 of this subchapter
(relating to Employee Qualifications and Training).
(2) The training required in this section may
satisfy the training required by facility policy under §
553.255 of this subchapter
(relating to All Staff Policy for Residents with Alzheimer's Disease or a
Related Disorder).
(b) A
facility must require a manager to:
(1)
complete four hours of training and pass a competency-based evaluation on:
(A) Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders;
(B) provision of
person-centered care;
(C)
assessment and care planning;
(D)
activities of daily living for a resident with Alzheimer's disease or a related
disorder;
(E) common behaviors and
communications associated with residents with Alzheimer's disease or related
disorders;
(F) administrative
support services related to information for:
(i) comorbidities management;
(iii) provision of medically appropriate
education and support services and resources in the community; and
(iv) including person-centered care to
residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders and the resident's
family;
(G) staffing
requirements that will:
(i) facilitate
collaboration and cooperation among facility staff members; and
(ii) ensure each staff member obtains
appropriate informational materials and training to properly care for and
interact with a resident with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder based
on the staff member's position;
(H) establishing a supportive and therapeutic
environment for residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders to
enhance the sense of community among the residents and within the facility;
and
(I) transitioning care and
coordination of services for residents with Alzheimer's disease or related
disorders; and
(2) after
the date of successfully completing the training and competency-based
evaluation required in paragraph (1) of this subsection, complete two hours of
annual continuing education on best practices related to treatment and
provision of care to residents with Alzheimer's disease or related
disorders.
(c) A
facility must require a staff member who provides personal care services to:
(1) complete four hours of training and pass
a competency-based evaluation on:
(A)
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;
(B) provision of person-centered
care;
(C) assessment and care
planning;
(D) activities of daily
living for a resident with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder;
and
(E) common behaviors and
communications associated with a resident with Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders;
(2) complete
the requirements in paragraph (1) of this subsection prior to performing
personal care services; and
(3)
after successfully completing the training and competency-based evaluation
required in paragraph (1) of this subsection, complete two hours of continuing
education that includes best practices related to the treatment of and
provision of care to residents with Alzheimer's disease or related
disorders.
(d) A
facility must require each staff member who is not a direct service staff
member, including housekeeping staff, front desk staff, maintenance staff, and
other staff members with incidental but recurring contact with a resident with
Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, to complete training and pass a
competency-based evaluation on:
(1)
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;
(2) provision of person-centered care;
and
(3) common behaviors and
communications associated with a resident with Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders.
(e) A
facility must:
(1) provide the training
completion certificate to the staff member, including the manager;
and
(2) maintain records of each
certificate for all staff, including the manager, in accordance with the
facility's records retention policies.
(f) A facility staff member who successfully
completes the training required by this section, passes the evaluation, and
then transfers employment to another facility is not required to satisfy these
requirements for the new facility if there is less than a two-year lapse of
employment with a facility.
