Licensed senior home care agencies provide "private-duty" senior care services given by Companion Caregivers, Home Health Aides or Certified Nursing Aides.
Senior Care Co.'s Train Staff
Caregiver training requirements for each state are shown below. Purchase a 8-hour or 10-hour online Certified
Caregiver Training course meeting the standards recommended by the Professional Association of Caregivers and all states except for Washington and New Jersey.
California is the newest state to require mandatory training of 5 hours prior to working with a client and 5 additional hours each year.
| Alabama | 8 | Buy Training | No licensing requirements | No training hours required | |
| Alaska | 8 | Buy Training | No licensing requirements (only business license required) | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | CPR, First Aid Training, TB test are required. |
| Arizona | 8 | Buy Training | Licensure for Home Care Agencies Requires Basic Caregiver Training. DCW Caregivers for Medicaid (ALTECS) Must Have 6 Hours of Training | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Arkansas | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| California | 10 | Buy Training | 5 Hours Training Prior to Presence with a Client + 5 Hours Annual Training | Caregiverlist Basic California Training Meets 10 Hour Requirement | |
| Colorado | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | 8 Hours | |
| Connecticut | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care - Home care agencies not licensed under Dept. of Health but "registered" under Dept. of Consumer Protection, which requires background checks, basic training. | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | Background check required. |
| Delaware | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| District of Columbia | | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Florida | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Georgia | 8 | Buy Training | Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Hawaii | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Idaho | 8 | Buy Training | | No training required | |
| Illinois | 8 | Buy Training | Home Services | 8 hours | |
| Indiana | 8 | Buy Training | Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Iowa | 8 | Buy Training | No license required | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | Home care agency provides training. |
| Kansas | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | Home care agency provides training. |
| Kentucky | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Louisiana | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | Home care agency provides training. training details |
| Maine | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | Home care agency provides training. |
| Maryland | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Massachusetts | 8 | Buy Training | Special Business License | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Michigan | 8 | Buy Training | No licensing required | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Minnesota | 8 | Buy Training | Special Business License, Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Mississippi | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Missouri | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Montana | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Nebraska | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | 16 of the 75 hours must be supervised training |
| Nevada | 8 | Buy Training | Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course Covering 16 Subjects | No specified number of required training hours, but training in 16 subjects is required by the state. |
| New Hampshire | 8 | Buy Training | Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | Home care agency provides training. |
| New Jersey | 76 | | Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care | 76 hours | |
| New Mexico | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| New York | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| North Carolina | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| North Dakota | 8 | Buy Training | | No training required | |
| Ohio | 8 | Buy Training | | No training required | |
| Oklahoma | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Oregon | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | Must be completed within first 3 months of employment |
| Rhode Island | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | 20 hours in classroom; 5 hours practical |
| South Carolina | 8 | Buy Training | Established - postponed drafting specifics until October | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| South Dakota | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Tennessee | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Texas | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Utah | 8 | Buy Training | Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Vermont | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | Caregivers must pass a state test as well as a background check and drug test. |
| Virginia | 8 | Buy Training | Personal Care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Washington | 75 | 85 hours to become a CNA | Companion/Homemaker, Personal Care | 75 hours before caregiver can be staffed by licensed agency. | 85 hours to become a CNA |
| West Virginia | 8 | Buy Training | No licensing requirements | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Wisconsin | 8 | Buy Training | No licensing requirements for personal care | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
| Wyoming | 8 | Buy Training | | Professional Association of Caregivers Recommends 8 hour Certification Course | |
