Dementia care services training for staff employed by a temporary staffing agency [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 327, § 2].
Del. Code tit. 16, § 1195
in effect(a) If an individual employed by a temporary staffing agency is contracted by an assisted living facility to provide either direct or nondirect care to residents receiving dementia care services in a secured memory care unit, the assisted living facility must, prior to the individual providing either direct or nondirect care to residents receiving dementia care services in a secured memory care unit, obtain proof from the temporary staffing agency that the individual has completed the training required in this section.
(b) Prior to providing direct care to residents receiving dementia care services in a secured memory care unit, an individual employed by a temporary staffing agency and providing direct care to residents receiving dementia care services in a secured memory care unit must complete a minimum 4 hours of dementia care services training. Training must be provided by the temporary staffing agency, be approved by the Department, and include all of the following topics:
(1) Communicating and interacting with individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
(2) The psychological, social, and physical needs of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
(3) The benefits of nonpharmacological approaches to treatment.
(4) Safety measures necessary for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, including preventing and responding to a resident’s unauthorized exit from either the secured memory care unit or the facility.
(c) Prior to providing nondirect care to residents receiving dementia care services in a secured memory care unit, an individual employed by a temporary staffing agency and providing nondirect care to residents receiving dementia care services in a secured memory care unit must complete a minimum of 2 hours of dementia care services training. Training must be provided by the temporary staffing agency, be approved by the Department, and include all of the following topics:
(1) Communicating and interacting with individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
(2) Safety measures necessary for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, including preventing and responding to a resident’s unauthorized exit from either the secured memory care unit or the facility.
(d) In addition to initial dementia care services training, an individual employed by a temporary staffing agency that provides direct care for residents receiving dementia care services in a secured memory care unit must complete a minimum of 4 hours of annual dementia care services training. Training must be provided by the temporary staffing agency, be approved by the Department, and include all of the following topics:
(1) Communicating and interacting with individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
(2) The psychological, social, and physical needs of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
(3) The benefits of nonpharmacological approaches to treatment.
(4) Safety measures necessary for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, including preventing and responding to a resident’s unauthorized exit from either the secured memory care unit or the facility.
(e) In addition to initial dementia care services training, an individual employed a temporary staffing agency that provides nondirect care for residents receiving dementia care services in a secured memory care unit must complete a minimum of 2 hours of annual dementia care services training. Training must be provided by the temporary staffing agency, be approved by the Department, and include all of the following topics:
(1) Communicating and interacting with individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
(2) Safety measures necessary for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, including preventing and responding to a resident’s unauthorized exit from either the secured memory care unit or the facility.
(f) The Department, in its sole discretion, may allow other required dementia care services training to satisfy the training requirements in this section.
(g) Upon an individual’s completion of a training defined in this section, a temporary staffing agency must provide the individual proof of completion of the training within 10 business days of the individual’s completion of the training.
(h) A temporary staffing agency must maintain a record of each individual’s completion of training required by this section for a minimum of 3 years after the individual has completed the training.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c011/sc10/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026