Minnesota's Dementia Training Laws

Which facilities are required to provide dementia training to their employees? If a nursing home serves persons with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder, then it is required to provide dementia-specific training to its staff. Minn. Stat. § 144.6503   If a housing with services establishment, at home care provider, or an adult day center markets themselves as providing dementia or memory care, the provider must provide dementia-specific training to its staff.   Housing with services: Minn. Stat. § 144D.065 Home care services: Minn. Stat. § 144A.45 Subd. 5 Adult Day Care Facility: Minn. Stat. § 245A.04 Subd. 12   Who is required to receive the training?   Staff members and their supervisors who directly care for Alzheimer’s patients are required to receive training in dementia care.   What are the required areas of training?   The direct care staff and their supervisors must be provided with training in the following areas: ·      An explanation of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders; ·      Assistance with activities of daily living; ·      Problem solving with challenging behaviors; and ·      Communication skills.   What are the disclosure requirements?   Care providers that are required to train their staff in dementia care also required to provide a description of the training program, the different categories of employees trained, how often the training occurs, and the basic topics that are covered in the training. The disclosure must be either written or in electronic form.

Questions To Ask A Facility When A Loved One Has Alzheimer's

Can you give me documentation showing the training that your staff members have received?  Minnesota law states that if an at home care provider, adult day facility, or nursing home advertises or otherwise promotes services for persons with dementia, they must provide documentation of the training that their direct care staff has received. Were you trained by the Alzheimer’s Association? The Alzheimer’s Association has a dementia training program designed to give direct care staff specialized knowledge and skills to be more productive and deliver a higher quality of dementia care. What was the format of the training? Was it in person?  Was it by video or brochure? How often are staff members trained?   Which staff members received training? Minnesota law requires all direct care staff and their supervisors to receive dementia training if the nursing home serves persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorder Minnesota law requires all direct care staff and their supervisors to receive dementia training if a housing with services establishment, home care provider, or adult day center advertises or promotes services for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorder. What management and/or medical approaches for behavioral symptoms are being used by the nursing home?   How does staff handle residents that have behavioral symptoms?    Is there a separate Dementia Unit? What additional services does the Dementia Unit offer? Does the facility float staff from other units to work on the Dementia Unit at times when staffing may be short? What special activities does the facility offer residents on the Dementia Unit? Does the nursing home have any specific precautions or safety features to protect people with dementia from wandering out of the facility? Are there any special activities that the facility offers the residents on the Dementia Unit or residents with dementia? Is the staff friendly, available, caring and accommodating to residents and visitors?   Talk to a certified nurses assistant (CNA) to determine what training they have received and whether they are happy working there.