Alabama

Minimum Training Hours for Initial Training

Affiliated Home Care Aide: 10 hours. No program approval required; online training is acceptable.

Minimum Annual Continuing Education Hours and Topics

Affiliated Home Care Aide

• 5 hours of population specific instruction related to core competencies to include at minimum:
  • Clients’ rights and safety
  • How to provide for, and respond to, a client’s daily living needs
  • How to report, prevent, and detect abuse and neglect.
  • How to assist a client with personal hygiene and other home care services.
  • If transportation services are provided, how to safely transport a client.

State Specific Curriculum Requirements

Home Care Organizations (non-medical)

Entry-level training (i.e. initial training): 10 hours

• 2 hours of orientation regarding role as caregiver and applicable terms of employment
• 3 hours of safety training including: basic safety precautions, emergency procedures, and infection control.
• 5 hours of population specific instruction related to core competencies to include at minimum:
  • Clients’ rights and safety
  • How to provide for, and respond to, a client’s daily living needs
  • How to report, prevent, and detect abuse and neglect.
  • How to assist a client with personal hygiene and other home care services.
  • If transportation services are provided, how to safely transport a client.