Residential Care Facilities Expand Training Requirements; Succeed Management Solutions, LLC Provides Aging Services Rx to Assist Compliance Efforts

Portland, OR (PRWEB) December 22, 2015

Effective January 1, 2016, California Assembly Bill 1570 increases the training requirements of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) administrators and direct care staff. This law mandates that before working with residents, staff members who assist with activities of daily living receive as much as 40 hours of initial training and complete an additional 20 hours of continuing education in subsequent years. Administrators must receive up to 100 hours of course work and complete a state-administered exam of no less than 100 questions (from the 2013-2014 California Assisted Living Association Bill Chart, 12/16/15).

The phase-in of requirements for substantially more staff training in Senior Care facilities in 2016 is an important change that can be addressed through new technologies, including online CEU-accredited courses. Succeed offers a wide assortment of training titles that satisfy the AB 1570 requirements through their new Aging Services Rx Risk Management Center software platform. These training courses have been endorsed by the Alzheimer's Association as appropriate training materials for senior care staff. Ongoing training in Residential Care Facilities is crucial to ensure better communication, well-being, and overall safety for patients and residents.

Succeed Management Solutions, LLC offers the Aging Services Rx® Risk Management Center, a web-based software platform that offers training courses on patient & resident handling, bloodborne pathogens, and many other Continuing Education-certified training courses. Aging Services Rx also provides access to best practice policies and procedures, in-service training materials for long-term care professionals and staff, and regular live webinars on a variety of relevant resident care and employee development topics. The Aging Services Rx platform was designed to help long-term care facilities manage risk and implement workplace safety.

Succeed Management Solutions, LLC also writes a blog that contains safety tips, toolbox talks, training shorts, and more.

About Succeed Management Solutions, LLC

Succeed is the recognized leader in providing web-based Enterprise Risk Management solutions. Thousands of organizations use the Succeed Risk Management Center as a holistic solution to improve their risk management programs, implement web-accessible employee safety training programs, increase efficiencies, and lower the frequency and severity of claims and associated costs.

The Succeed Risk Management Center contains a suite of software applications that help manage claims and OSHA reporting (Incident Track®), behavior-based safety programs (BBS Track®), hazard communication and Safety Data Sheets (SDS Track®), Return to Work programs (Job Description Track®), employee training (Training Track™), and third party insurance compliance (COI Track®). Succeed also offers support services, such as managing Certificates of Insurance, Safety Data Sheets, and creating custom training courses.

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