About this program
Description
The Adult Day Services (ADS) Annual Training Package is a continuing education curriculum designed to reinforce core competencies, promote safe care practices, and support high-quality, person-centered services in adult day center settings. This annual training ensures staff remain current on essential health, safety, and rights-based practices while strengthening their ability to support participant choice, dignity, and community engagement.
The program focuses on areas critical to ongoing compliance and quality improvement in congregate care environments, with an emphasis on prevention, early recognition of risk, and appropriate response. Training content aligns with OSHA-aligned standards for universal precautions, infection control, and workplace safety, as well as privacy and confidentiality requirements under HIPAA.
Key areas addressed in the ADS Annual Training Package include:
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OSHA-aligned standard (universal) precautions and infection control practices to reduce the spread of illness and protect participants and staff
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Emergency preparedness and response, including recognition of medical and environmental emergencies
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Fire and life safety principles applicable to adult day center operations
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Privacy, confidentiality, and information security requirements under HIPAA
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Ongoing application of person-centered care principles in daily service delivery
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Supporting informed choice, inclusion, and meaningful community integration for participants
The annual training package is delivered through a centralized learning management system that allows organizations to assign, track, and document completion across staff on a recurring basis. Courses may be completed annually or as part of a rolling compliance schedule, depending on organizational and regulatory requirements.
The ADS Annual Training Package supports adult day centers in maintaining compliance, reinforcing best practices, and fostering a consistent culture of safety, respect, and person-centered support across the organization.