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§2200.3. Dementia training for adult residential care providers licensed by the Louisiana
Department of Health
A. All persons employed by an adult residential care provider, as defined in R.S.
40:2166.3, shall be trained, in accordance with the provisions of this Section, in dementia
training issues and practices that include or are informed by evidence-based care practices.
B. Training requirements for employees of an adult residential care provider who
provide care to residents in an Alzheimer's special care unit shall be the following:
(1)Employees who provide direct face-to-face care to residents shall be required to
obtain at least eight hours of dementia specific training within ninety days of employment
and eight hours of dementia specific training annually. The training shall incl
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§2200.3. Dementia training for adult residential care providers licensed by the Louisiana
Department of Health
A. All persons employed by an adult residential care provider, as defined in R.S.
40:2166.3, shall be trained, in accordance with the provisions of this Section, in dementia
training issues and practices that include or are informed by evidence-based care practices.
B. Training requirements for employees of an adult residential care provider who
provide care to residents in an Alzheimer's special care unit shall be the following:
(1) Employees who provide direct face-to-face care to residents shall be required to
obtain at least eight hours of dementia specific training within ninety days of employment
and eight hours of dementia specific training annually. The training shall include an
overview of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, communicating with persons with
dementia, behavior management, promoting independence in activities of daily living, and
understanding and dealing with family issues.
(2) Employees who have regular contact with residents but who do not provide direct
face-to-face care shall be required to obtain at least four hours of dementia specific training
within ninety days of employment and two hours of dementia training annually. This
training shall include an overview of dementias and communicating with persons with
dementia.
(3) Employees who have only incidental contact with residents shall receive general
written information provided by the facility on interacting with residents with dementia.
C. Training requirements for employees of an adult residential care provider who do
not work with residents in an Alzheimer's special care unit shall be the following:
(1) Employees who provide direct face-to-face care to residents shall be required to
obtain at least two hours of dementia specific training annually. This training shall include
an overview of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and communicating with persons
with dementia.
(2) All other employees shall receive general written information provided by the
facility on interacting with residents with dementia.