Texas Assisted Living Dementia Annual 2 Hours
A two-hour annual continuing education course on current best practices for the treatment and care of Texas assisted living residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.
Who this course is for
Texas assisted living managers or staff identified by the selected course.
A nursing license is not required merely to take this course. State designation qualifications may include separate education, experience, or professional-license requirements.
- Clock hours
- 2.0
- Format
- Self-paced online
- Final assessment
- 7 questions
- Course price
- $29
What you will be prepared to do
These outcomes come directly from the reviewed course modules. They describe what the instruction teaches, not a promise that course completion alone qualifies someone for a position or license.
- Explain who must complete dementia continuing education under 26 TAC 553.254 and how the facility documents it.
How the course works
The passing score is 80%. Questions and answer choices are randomized. After three failed attempts, you review the missed modules before receiving another randomized attempt set.
- 1
Complete the lessons
Work through each lesson and complete the required engaged seat time. Progress saves as you go.
- 2
Use the knowledge checks
Each module includes ungraded practice with immediate explanations and unlimited retries.
- 3
Take the final assessment
The assessment is untimed, saves your answers, and remains resumable for 24 hours after your last activity.
- 4
Receive your certificate
After you pass and complete the required identity step, AdminClear issues the certificate and adds it to your account record.
Complete course outline
Open any module to see its main objective, lesson count, practice-question count, time allocation, and governing requirement.
Module 1Best practices in dementia care: annual update
Explain who must complete dementia continuing education under 26 TAC 553.254 and how the facility documents it.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b) and (c), implementing Tex. Health & Safety Code 247.0291: after completing the initial four hours of dementia training and a competency-based evaluation, a manager and each staff member who provides personal care services in a facility that is not Alzheimer's certified must complete two hours of annual continuing education on best practices for the treatment of and care for residents with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder; the facility provides and keeps a record of each completion certificate (553.254(e)).
What happens after you pass
Certificate issuance is separate from the assessment score. Required seat time, module completion, a passing assessment, and identity verification must all be present.
- Download the certificate PDF in English or Spanish when that course language is available.
- The certificate records the course, clock hours, start date, completion date, trainer, provider, and certificate number.
- An issued certificate includes a signed QR link to its public verification record.
- The agency record and training requirements recalculate after issuance.