Home Care Agencies

Training and certification guidance for home care agencies, including how to get workers trained and where to find approved instructors, courses, and materials.

Important Announcements

  • Home care agency employees serving WA Cares (Long-Term Services and Supports Trust) clients may be related to the person they support under RCW 50B.04.070(c). 
    • They must follow the training requirements in WAC 388-71-0523.
    • Home care agency relative providers also have annual Continuing Education requirements.
  • Home Care Aide Certification Checklist and Quick Link page is available – See a certification checklist outlining the steps to getting certified and quick links to all needed info and forms.

 


Getting Workers Trained

Determine which courses your LTC workers will need. Review the Understand the 75 hour training requirements to learn more about what training is required.

To offer LTC worker training courses to your own staff, you must become a DSHS-approved Community Instructor Training Program.

If you decide to:

  • Train your own staff, you must:
    • Apply and become a DSHS approved Community Instructor Training Program. Go to the Community Instructor webpage for all the information and forms.
       
  • Use DSHS independent approved community instructors:

Your home care agency does not need to notify the department and become a Training Program if you will be using approved community instructors for ALL required training.

 

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