For facility teams
Training and compliance sources for facility teams.
Whether you run the building, handle admissions, or give the care, here are the official sources you’re most likely to need, ALW provider forms, administrator certification, mandated reporting, dementia care, HIPAA and workplace safety. Pick your role to jump to the ones that apply.
By role
The sources each role uses most
Admissions or coordination
Direct-care team
Operations and safety
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What this library can and cannot do for you
Each resource page shows who published it, who it’s for, when we last checked the link, and that no training credit comes with it. Nothing here records completion or replaces your employer’s approved training program.
All facility resources
Every source for facility teams
Official program resourceNo training credit represented by Beta
DHCS, Assisted Living Waiver provider forms and guidance
The state’s own page for Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) providers: enrollment forms, the service-plan template, incident-reporting instructions and policy letters.
- Issued by
- California Department of Health Care Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Healthcare and referral professionals
- Source checked
Official program resourceNo training credit represented by Beta
DHCS, Assisted Living Waiver program hub
The state program page for current eligibility criteria, participating counties, waiver documents, amendments, grievances, rates and enrollment information.
- Issued by
- California Department of Health Care Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Healthcare and referral professionals, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official program resourceNo training credit represented by Beta
DHCS, Care Coordination Agency enrollment and responsibilities
The state page describing CCA qualifications, assessment and service-planning responsibilities, monthly visits, staffing, training, records and quality requirements.
- Issued by
- California Department of Health Care Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Healthcare and referral professionals, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official program resourceNo training credit represented by Beta
DHCS, ALW enrollment for RCFEs and ARFs
The state enrollment pathway and requirements for residential facilities seeking to participate in the Assisted Living Waiver.
- Issued by
- California Department of Health Care Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, administrator certification
The state’s page on becoming and staying a certified administrator: initial certification, continuing education and approved vendors.
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, approved administrator training vendors
The current state lists for RCFE, ARF, group-home and STRTP initial and continuing-education vendors.
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, current residential-care regulations
The state residential Community Care Licensing regulation library, separated by facility type and chapter.
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Education and workforce partners, Healthcare and referral professionals
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, senior-care provider resources
The state RCFE resource page for current guides, training references, forms and implementation materials.
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, adult-care provider resources
The state ARF and adult-care resource page for current provider guides, forms and training references.
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, current licensing forms and rights notices
The state forms library containing facility-type emergency plans, personal-rights notices, incident forms and related licensing records.
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, mandated reporting of elder and dependent adult abuse
The state’s Adult Protective Services page on who must report suspected abuse, and how and where to report it in California.
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Caregivers and aides, Healthcare and referral professionals
- Source checked
Official learning resourceNo training credit represented by Beta
California DOJ, Your Legal Duty mandated-reporter curriculum
State training and trainer resources on reporting suspected elder and dependent-adult abuse.
- Issued by
- California Department of Justice
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Caregivers and aides, Healthcare and referral professionals, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, dementia care resources for residential care
The state’s collection of resources for residential-care providers supporting people living with dementia.
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Caregivers and aides
- Source checked
Official workplace guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
Cal/OSHA, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
The California standard that requires every employer to have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program, with training and records.
- Issued by
- California Department of Industrial Relations
- For
- Facility leadership, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official workplace guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
Cal/OSHA, bloodborne pathogens standard
California's standard for workplaces with occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials, including plans, controls, vaccination, response and training.
- Issued by
- California Department of Industrial Relations
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Caregivers and aides, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official workplace guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
Cal/OSHA, workplace violence prevention
California resources for general-industry workplace-violence plans and the separate healthcare workplace-violence standard.
- Issued by
- California Department of Industrial Relations
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Caregivers and aides, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
HHS, HIPAA Privacy Rule summary
The federal government’s plain overview of the HIPAA Privacy Rule: who it covers, what counts as protected health information, and what staff must do.
- Issued by
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Healthcare and referral professionals, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official learning resourceNo training credit represented by Beta
AHRQ, TeamSTEPPS communication tools
Federal patient-safety tools for SBAR, closed-loop communication, check-back, teach-back, handoffs, huddles and debriefs.
- Issued by
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Healthcare and referral professionals, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official learning resourceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDC, Project Firstline infection-prevention education
Bite-sized infection-control education, facilitator materials, scenarios, videos and printable resources for frontline healthcare workers.
- Issued by
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Caregivers and aides, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official learning resourceNo training credit represented by Beta
CMS, Home and Community-Based Services training series
Federal webinars, slides, transcripts and resources on person-centered planning, rights, settings and HCBS implementation.
- Issued by
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Healthcare and referral professionals, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
California law, RCFE personal rights
The current statutory personal-rights protections for residents of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly, including dignity, privacy, visitors, records and complaint rights.
- Issued by
- California Legislative Counsel
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Healthcare and referral professionals, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official learning resourceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, Adult and Senior Care Technical Support Program
A non-enforcement CDSS resource hub with webinars, operational guides and self-assessment tools for adult and senior residential-care providers.
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDSS, Adult and Senior Care Provider Information Notices
The official index for current and archived Adult and Senior Care Provider Information Notices (PINs).
- Issued by
- California Department of Social Services
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
CDPH, All Facilities Letters, including hospice updates
The state licensing-and-certification update index, with recipient facility types, subjects and release dates for current and archived letters.
- Issued by
- California Department of Public Health
- For
- Facility leadership, Healthcare and referral professionals, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
Official regulatory guidanceNo training credit represented by Beta
California Labor Commissioner, workplace-rights publications
Official California publications and notices on wages, hours, leave, records, retaliation and other employment rights.
- Issued by
- California Department of Industrial Relations, Labor Commissioner’s Office
- For
- Facility leadership, Caregivers and aides, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
External skills credentialNo training credit represented by Beta
American Red Cross, First Aid, CPR and AED training
Instructor-led and blended emergency-skills courses with digital certification for learners who complete the applicable course requirements.
- Issued by
- American Red Cross
- For
- Facility leadership, Facility and direct-care teams, Caregivers and aides, Education and workforce partners
- Source checked
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