Section 430.5025, Florida Statutes requires that anyone who provides the additional training on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) in licensed care settings must:
- Obtain approval from the Department of Elder Affairs, and
- Use training materials (curriculum) that have been approved for each care setting.
This process ensures that ADRD training throughout Florida is consistent, accurate, and aligned with state standards.
Apply to Become a Training Provider
Individuals who wish to provide ADRD training must first be approved as a training provider. Submit a separate application for each care setting in which you want to provide training:
Adult Day Care • Adult Family Care Center • Assisted Living Facility • Home Health • Nurse Registry • Companion or Homemaker Providers • Hospice • Nursing Home
Review the qualifications and required documentation needed for each care setting here.
Apply for Curriculum Approval
All ADRD training curriculum must be reviewed and approved by the Department before it may be used in a training program. Curriculum approval is valid for three years. Submit a separate application for each type of training you intend to offer:
2-hour (Home Health Agency, Nurse Registry, Companion or Homemaker Providers)
3-hour (Adult Day Care, Adult Family-Care Home, Assisted Living Facility, Hospice, Nursing Home)
4-hour (Specialized Adult Day Care, Specialized Adult Family-Care Home, Specialized Assisted Living Facility — also referred to as Memory Care)
Review the content requirements for each level of training:
1-hour • 2-hour • 3-hour • 4-hour
If your curriculum includes content developed by another organization or author, you are responsible for ensuring proper copyright compliance, providing proper credit or citations, and obtaining written permissions when required. Failure to provide proper documentation of permissions may delay or prevent approval
Important Notes and Reminders
- Trainer approvals do not expire.
- Curriculum approvals expire 3 years from the approval date.
- Any curriculum approved before July 1, 2023, will remain valid until its original expiration date.
- Provide a copy of your trainer approval letter and curriculum approval letter to every agency where you deliver training.
- If you are using someone else’s approved curriculum, you must obtain a copy of their approval letter and maintain it in your records.
- Trainers must follow the content and structure of the approved curriculum exactly as approved.
Certificates of Completion
Approved trainers are responsible for issuing a certificate of completion to each training participant. The certificate must include:
- Name of the training program
- Number of training hours
- Curriculum approval number and expiration date
- Trainee’s full name
- Date and location of the training
- Trainer’s signature, date, and trainer approval number
