Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Training

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In Florida, all settings licensed to provide care for adults and seniors must abide by strict Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias training requirements for staff members.

This law applies to:

  • Nursing homes
  • Home health agencies
  • Companion or homemaker service providers
  • Nurse registries
  • Health care service pools
  • Assisted living facilities (ALFs)
  • Adult day care centers (ADCs)
  • Adult family-care homes (AFCHs)
  • Any care setting that advertises or offers specialized services for Alzheimer’s disease

Read the full text of section 430.5025, Florida Statutes here: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2023/430.5025

Required Training for Staff Members

If you provide personal care or have regular contact with people living with dementia, you must:

  • Receive written information about how to interact with people living with ADRD upon hire
  • Complete the Department of Elder Affairs one-hour ADRD training within 30 days of being hired
  • Complete additional Department-approved training if you provide personal care. The type of training depends on the setting where you work

Home Health, Companion and Homemaker
Service, Nurse Registry

Basic written information upon employment
1-hour within first 30 days
Additional 2 hours within first 7 months

Assisted Living, Adult Family Care Home, Adult Day Care (not specialized)

Basic written information upon employment
1-hour within first 30 days
Additional 3 hours within first 7 months

Assisted Living, Adult Family Care Home, Adult Day Care offering MEMORY CARE

Basic written information upon employment
1-hour within first 30 days
Additional 3 hours within first 3 months
Additional 4 hours within first 6 months
Then, 4 hours each calendar year (contact hours, OTJ training, online learning tools)



Nursing Home

Basic written information upon employment
1-hour within first 30 days
Additional 3 hours within first 7 months



Hospice

Basic written information upon employment
1-hour within first 3 months
Additional 3 hours within first 9 months

What About Hospice?

Hospice providers are not included in section 430.5025, Florida Statutes. They must continue to follow Florida Administrative Code Rules 59A-38.019 and 59A-38.020, as required by section 400.6045, Florida Statutes. Visit https://www.flrules.org/ for more information.

Other Important Notes

  • If you work for a health care services pool, you must follow the training rules for the specific care setting where you are placed.
  • If you work in an ALF with a limited mental health license, you are not required to complete the additional ADRD training.

Written Information for New Employees

All new employees must receive written information from their employer about how to interact with people who have Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.

  • The Department of Elder Affairs offers this written information for use below:
  • Employers may use this version or must provide their own, as long as it meets the requirements in section 430.5025, Florida Statutes.