Homemaker-Companion Agency Required Training

Starting January 1, 2027, Public Act 26-50 requires each Homemaker-Companion Agency to provide eight (8) hours of paid training for individuals employed by the agency. Once the employee has completed the required training, a form verifying the training should be completed and signed by the Homemaker-Companion Agency and the employee. The agency should retain a copy of the completed form for their records and provide one to the employee.

Initial Training Program Requirements

Initial training programs must be completed within 90 days of the start of a new employee’s employment. The program must include:

1. Maintenance of a clean and safe environment, including, but not limited to, best practices relating to dressing, bathing and toileting assistance;
2. Identification and reporting of abuse and neglect; and,
3. Identification and reporting of changes in a homemaker-companion agency client's condition and service needs

If the new employee will provide services to persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, they must receive training in providing nonmedical services to a person with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.

If an employee has completed the initial training while employed by another homemaker-companion agency within the last three years, they do not need to complete the initial training so long as they can provide proof that the initial training was completed within the last three years. The homemaker-companion agency must keep a copy of this form to verify that the employee meets this requirement.

• View approved list for initial training
• Download Initial Training Completion Form

Annual Continuing Education Requirements

At least eight hours of paid annual continuing education must be completed at least once every two calendar years and include each of the following topics:

1. Communication;
2. Maintenance of a clean and safe environment, including, but not limited to, best practices relating to dressing, bathing and toileting assistance;
3. Identification and reporting of abuse and neglect;
4. Identification and reporting of changes in a homemaker-companion agency client's condition and service needs;
5. Differentiation between medical and nonmedical care;
6. Providing nonmedical services to a person with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; and,
7. Any other topic deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Public Health, Social Services, Developmental Services and Mental Health and Addiction Services.

• View approved list for annual training
• View Annual Training Completion Form

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