California RCFE Caregiver Training Membership
Professional self-paced online caregiver training for California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs).
Simplify caregiver training with one secure online learning platform. Assign caregiver training, monitor progress, download certificates, and maintain organized training records throughout the year.
iThis membership provides caregiver training for direct care staff. It is not an RCFE Administrator Certification or Continuing Education (CEU) program.
Choose Your Membership
Founding Member Offer
Join during our launch and lock in your discounted annual membership rate. Your special annual rate remains available as long as your facility membership stays continuously active under the same facility ownership.
Official Launch: September 28, 2026
Founding Member pricing will be available when enrollment opens on September 28, 2026. Join during our launch period to secure your special membership rate.
Membership access begins immediately upon enrollment.
- Both options include an initial 12-month membership term
- One dashboard for caregiver training and reporting
- Learning portal ready within one business day
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Professional Online Learning
Self-paced caregiver education available anytime.
Training Management Dashboard
Monitor caregiver progress, course completion, and training activity from one centralized dashboard.
Certificates & Training Records
Access Certificates of Completion and maintain organized caregiver training records.
California-Focused Curriculum
Professionally developed caregiver education structured around applicable California residential care requirements and training topics.
Developed by an Experienced RCFE Administrator
Courses are developed by Gigi Adaya, a California RCFE Administrator since 2013, with real-world experience in facility operations, caregiver training, staff development, and residential care management.
Support for Your Growing Team
Get assistance with caregiver enrollment, staff updates, additional seats, and membership upgrades as your facility’s training needs change.
Initial Caregiver Training
- 24 hours may be completed through the Adsylo Academy online caregiver training program.
- The remaining 16 hours must be completed and documented by the facility, including required facility-specific orientation, hands-on instruction, competency training, and other applicable training requirements.
- Each RCFE remains responsible for determining and documenting that all required caregiver training has been completed.
Annual Caregiver Training
- California requires caregivers to complete ongoing annual training.
- Annual education includes required dementia care training and other required caregiver education topics established under applicable California regulations.
- Ongoing education helps facilities maintain knowledgeable and well-prepared caregivers.
Medication Assistance Training
- Caregivers who assist residents with the self-administration of medications may be subject to additional California training requirements.
- Training requirements vary depending on caregiver responsibilities and facility size.
- Facilities should ensure caregivers receive all applicable medication assistance training before performing these duties.
How Adsylo Academy Helps
Our California RCFE Caregiver Training Membership helps facilities manage caregiver education through one convenient online learning platform, so training stays organized and up to date year-round.
The information above is provided for general educational purposes only and summarizes selected California caregiver training requirements. Individual facility responsibilities may vary depending on applicable laws, regulations, resident populations, and caregiver responsibilities. Facilities remain responsible for complying with all applicable California laws and regulations.
Important Information
California regulations require that a portion of a caregiver’s initial training be completed through supervised, hands-on instruction provided by the facility.
Adsylo Academy’s online caregiver training is designed to complement facility-based training by delivering convenient self-paced online education. Facilities remain responsible for providing any required in-person orientation, supervised instruction, hands-on training, and other training required under applicable California laws and regulations.
This membership is intended for caregiver training only. It is not an RCFE Administrator Initial Certification Program (ICTP), Continuing Education (CEU) program, or administrator licensing course.
For the most current California caregiver training requirements, facilities should refer to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and applicable California laws and regulations.
Choose Your Membership
Select the membership based on the number of caregivers.
We Prepare Your Learning Portal
After your order is complete, we prepare your learning portal. Your account is typically ready within one business day.
Enroll Your Caregivers
Assign caregiver training. Track progress. Download certificates.
Manage Caregiver Training
Enroll new caregivers anytime during your active membership.
First 20 Hours
Training Required Before Working Independently
Understanding Dementia & Cognitive Changes
Introduces caregivers to dementia, cognitive changes, common signs and symptoms, progression of dementia, and how cognitive impairment may affect a resident’s communication, behavior, safety, and daily care needs.
Dementia Communication & Behavioral Expressions
Covers effective communication techniques, recognizing behavioral expressions as communication, identifying possible triggers and unmet needs, redirection, reassurance, de-escalation, and nonpharmacological approaches.
Person-Centered Dementia Care, ADLs & Quality of Life
Focuses on person-centered dementia care, maintaining dignity and independence, supporting activities of daily living, respecting individual preferences and routines, meaningful engagement, and promoting quality of life.
Postural Supports, Mobility & Fall Prevention
Introduces safe mobility support, positioning, fall-risk awareness, postural supports, caregiver observation and reporting responsibilities, resident safety, and recognizing situations requiring additional assistance or professional intervention.
Restricted Health Conditions, Hospice & End-of-Life Support
Introduces caregivers to restricted health conditions, caregiver scope and limitations, observation and reporting responsibilities, hospice principles, comfort-focused care, dignity at end of life, and recognizing when licensed health professionals must be involved.
Aging, Physical Limitations, Personal Care & Infection Prevention
Covers the aging process, common physical limitations, safe assistance with personal care and activities of daily living, bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, feeding support, infection-prevention principles, standard precautions, and observation of changes in resident condition.
Remaining Initial Training
Training Completed Within the Initial Training Period
Dementia Care: Nutrition, Hydration, Skin Care & Swallowing
Covers dementia-related nutrition and hydration challenges, recognizing dehydration, supporting meals and fluid intake, skin-care awareness, swallowing concerns, observing changes in eating patterns, and communicating concerns to appropriate facility personnel.
Dementia Medication Awareness, Psychotropics & Behavioral Support
Provides caregiver-level education about medication awareness in dementia care, psychotropic and antipsychotic medications, possible adverse effects and behavioral changes, observation and reporting responsibilities, and the importance of nonpharmacological approaches.
This is general caregiver education and does not satisfy California’s separate specialized medication-assistance training requirements.
Dementia Safety, Environment, Activities & Individualized Support
Covers creating a supportive environment for residents with dementia, wandering and safety awareness, individualized routines, therapeutic and meaningful activities, environmental approaches, recognizing changes in condition, and supporting independence while maintaining safety.
Resident Rights, Psychosocial Needs & Cultural Competency
Covers resident rights, dignity, privacy, choice, independence, psychosocial needs, social and recreational support, respectful communication, cultural competency, and sensitivity to the needs of diverse and underserved aging populations.
Medication Policies, Health Observation & Safe Resident Support
Provides general caregiver education regarding facility medication policies, caregiver scope and limitations, observing and reporting changes in resident condition, recognizing possible signs of illness or adverse medication effects, documentation principles, and knowing when concerns must be reported to appropriate personnel.
This course provides general caregiver education and does not replace specialized medication-assistance training required for staff who assist residents with self-administration of medications.
Fire Safety, Emergency Response & Disaster Preparedness
Covers caregiver responsibilities during emergencies, fire and life-safety awareness, evacuation principles, emergency communication, disaster preparedness, responding to urgent resident needs, and the importance of following each facility’s own emergency and disaster plan.
Facilities remain responsible for training staff on their facility-specific emergency and disaster procedures.
40-Hour Initial RCFE Caregiver Training Structure
Adsylo Academy Self-Paced Online Coursework
Facility-Provided Hands-On Training
Online Curriculum Includes:
- 12 Hours — Dementia Care
- 4 Hours — Postural Supports, Restricted Health Conditions & Hospice
- 8 Hours — Additional RCFE Caregiver Topics
Facility-Provided Hands-On Training
The remaining 16 hours of initial caregiver training must be provided, supervised, documented, and verified by the RCFE as applicable to the employee’s responsibilities and resident population.
Facility-provided training may include applicable:
- facility orientation
- resident-specific care procedures
- hands-on personal care techniques
- transfers and mobility assistance
- infection-control procedures
- emergency and evacuation procedures
- facility policies and procedures
- equipment use
- competency demonstrations
- other required hands-on or facility-specific instruction
The facility remains responsible for determining that each employee has completed all applicable training requirements before performing duties independently.
Bonus Staff Development Course
Practical strategies to help caregivers recognize workplace stress, strengthen resilience, maintain healthy professional boundaries, communicate when support is needed, and support their own well-being while providing quality resident care.
This additional 1-hour staff-development course is included with the Adsylo Academy Caregiver Training Membership and is not represented as part of the required 24-hour online initial caregiver curriculum or the 40-hour initial training total.
Dementia Care
Courses 1–4
Postural Supports, Restricted Health Conditions & Hospice Care
Courses 5–6
Additional RCFE Caregiver Topics
Courses 7–10
Understanding Dementia & Cognitive Changes
Foundations of dementia care, cognitive changes, resident needs, and understanding how dementia may affect communication, behavior, daily functioning, and quality of life.
Dementia Communication & Behavioral Expressions
Person-centered communication, understanding behavioral expressions, identifying possible triggers, supportive responses, redirection, and maintaining resident dignity.
Dementia Care: ADLs, Nutrition, Hydration & Skin Care
Supporting residents with dementia in activities of daily living, personal care, nutrition, hydration, comfort, and skin-care awareness.
Person-Centered Dementia Care & Support
Individualized dementia support, meaningful activities, supportive environments, nonpharmacologic approaches, independence, dignity, and caregiver awareness of medication-related concerns.
Fall Prevention, Mobility & Postural Supports
Fall-risk awareness, environmental safety, mobility support, positioning, physical limitations, postural supports, safe caregiver assistance, and awareness of post-fall response.
Restricted Health Conditions, Hospice & End-of-Life Support
Caregiver-level awareness of restricted health conditions, observation and reporting responsibilities, hospice services, comfort care, dignity, and supporting residents receiving end-of-life services.
Physical Limitations, Personal Care & Infection Prevention
Age-related physical needs, personal care, activities of daily living, hygiene, infection prevention, universal precautions, and supporting resident independence.
Resident Rights, Psychosocial Needs & Cultural Competency
Resident dignity, privacy, choice, independence, personal rights, psychosocial needs, respectful caregiving, cultural competency, inclusion, and professional boundaries.
Medication Policies, Health Observation & Safe Resident Support
Caregiver-level education on medication policies, observing changes in resident condition, documentation, communication, and knowing when concerns should be referred to the administrator or appropriate licensed professional.
Fire Safety, Emergency & Disaster Preparedness
Building and fire safety, emergency response, evacuation awareness, disaster preparedness, communication, resident safety, and caregiver responsibilities during emergencies.
Bonus Staff Development Course
Practical strategies to help caregivers recognize workplace stress, maintain healthy professional boundaries, strengthen resilience, communicate when support is needed, and support their own well-being while providing quality resident care.
This is an additional staff-development course included in the Adsylo Academy caregiver training library and is not represented as part of the core 20-hour annual RCFE caregiver training curriculum.
Current California RCFE Training Guidance
Adsylo Academy develops its caregiver education with reference to current California statutes, regulations, and guidance applicable to RCFE staff training.
Primary Reference: California Department of Social Services — Reference Guide to RCFE Administrator, Staff, and Volunteer Training Requirements.
The CDSS reference guide identifies training requirements for Direct Care Staff Who Assist Residents with Activities of Daily Living, including:
- 20 hours of annual training
- 8 hours of dementia care training
- 4 hours covering postural supports, restricted health conditions, and hospice care
- additional training topics specified under applicable California Health & Safety Code and Title 22 requirements
Recent California Guidance Considered in Our Course Development
California CDSS highlighted fall prevention, post-fall response, personal rights awareness, and continuous quality improvement for adult and senior residential facilities. This supports prominently including Fall Prevention, Mobility & Postural Supports in the Adsylo Academy caregiver curriculum.
California approved a Section 100 regulation package aligning applicable Title 22 reporting regulations with current elder and dependent adult abuse mandated-reporting statutes. Adsylo Academy will address elder abuse recognition and mandated reporting as a separate caregiver training topic within its growing course library.
Training requirements may vary based on an employee’s duties, experience, resident population, facility practices, and applicable laws and regulations. Facilities remain responsible for determining required staff training and maintaining appropriate training documentation. Course content should not be represented as legal advice.
Growing Course Library
…and many more caregiver training topics. New caregiver courses are added throughout the year and are included with your active membership.
Included with Active MembershipBoth options include a 12-month membership. Monthly billing spreads the cost over 12 automatic payments, while annual billing is paid once upfront at a lower total price.
Yes. We understand that staffing needs can change. Contact Adsylo Academy whenever caregiver updates are needed, and we’ll be happy to assist based on the number of caregiver seats included in your current membership plan.
Yes. Caregivers can access their assigned self-paced online courses from a compatible computer, tablet, or mobile device with internet access, allowing them to complete training based on their schedule.
Yes. Caregivers who successfully complete the applicable course requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion for their training records.
Yes. Each caregiver receives an individual login and can complete assigned self-paced coursework independently and simultaneously.
Caregivers have access to their assigned courses while the facility membership remains active, subject to the terms of the selected membership plan.
Yes. If your staffing needs grow, contact Adsylo Academy and we’ll help you add caregiver seats or move to a larger facility membership plan.
Your membership provides enrolled caregivers with access to eligible Adsylo Academy caregiver and staff training courses included with your selected plan, individual learner accounts, course progress tracking, and Certificates of Completion upon successful completion.
Yes. A designated facility administrator or manager can monitor enrolled caregivers, review training progress and course completion, and access available training records and certificates.
Adsylo Academy assists with caregiver enrollment and account updates. If you need to add or update caregivers, simply contact us and we’ll help coordinate the changes based on your membership plan.
The membership provides online training. Any applicable hands-on instruction, facility orientation, on-the-job training, competency demonstrations, or other facility-specific training should be provided and documented separately by the facility as applicable.
No. The Facility Caregiver Training Membership is designed for caregiver and direct-care staff training. RCFE and ARF Administrator Continuing Education programs are offered separately through Adsylo Academy.
The membership is assigned to the facility. Individual caregiver accounts are created under the facility’s membership so each caregiver can access assigned courses and maintain their own training progress and completion records.