Texas Assisted Living Dementia Training · Managers 4 Hours
A four-hour dementia training course for Texas assisted living managers covering the manager topics recorded in 26 TAC 553.254.
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
- 4.0
- Format
- Self-paced online
- Final assessment
- 13 questions
- Course price
- $55
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.
- Determine whether 26 TAC 553.254 applies to a facility and explain how it differs from the certified facility rules in 553.301 and 553.303.
- Explain what person-centered care means and how it connects to resident rights in 26 TAC 553.267.
- Decide before admission whether the facility can meet the needs of a resident with dementia.
- Explain why dementia makes each activity of daily living harder and match the level of help to the reason.
- Interpret behaviors in dementia as communication and lead staff through describing, investigating, planning, and evaluating.
- Explain how comorbidities affect residents with dementia and build systems that help staff recognize and report changes.
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 1Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
Determine whether 26 TAC 553.254 applies to a facility and explain how it differs from the certified facility rules in 553.301 and 553.303.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b)(1)(A) and Tex. Health & Safety Code 247.0291: a manager in a facility that provides personal care to residents with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder and is not Alzheimer's certified must complete four hours of training and pass a competency-based evaluation that includes Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
Module 2Provision of person-centered care
Explain what person-centered care means and how it connects to resident rights in 26 TAC 553.267.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b)(1)(B): the manager's four hours of training and competency-based evaluation must include provision of person-centered care; 26 TAC 553.255(b) requires dementia training to include person-centered behavioral interventions
Module 3Assessment and care planning
Decide before admission whether the facility can meet the needs of a resident with dementia.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b)(1)(C): the manager's four hours of training and competency-based evaluation must include assessment and care planning; 26 TAC 553.259(b) requires a comprehensive assessment and individual service plan within 14 days of admission, updated annually and on significant change
Module 4Activities of daily living for a resident with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder
Explain why dementia makes each activity of daily living harder and match the level of help to the reason.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b)(1)(D): the manager's four hours of training and competency-based evaluation must include activities of daily living for a resident with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder
Module 5Common behaviors and communications associated with residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders
Interpret behaviors in dementia as communication and lead staff through describing, investigating, planning, and evaluating.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b)(1)(E): the manager's four hours of training and competency-based evaluation must include common behaviors and communications associated with residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; 26 TAC 553.255(b) requires training on person-centered behavioral interventions and communication
Module 6Administrative support services: comorbidities management, care planning, and community education and support resources
Explain how comorbidities affect residents with dementia and build systems that help staff recognize and report changes.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b)(1)(F): the manager's four hours of training and competency-based evaluation must include administrative support services related to information for comorbidities management, care planning, and provision of medically appropriate education and support services and resources in the community
Module 7Staffing that promotes collaboration and appropriate training for each position
Build staffing from residents' service plans to meet 26 TAC 553.253(c), including peak times and safe evacuation.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b)(1)(G): the manager's four hours of training and competency-based evaluation must include staffing requirements that facilitate collaboration and cooperation among facility staff and ensure each staff member obtains appropriate informational materials and training based on the staff member's position
Module 8Creating a supportive, therapeutic environment that builds community
Adapt the physical environment to support residents with dementia within physical plant, life safety, and restraint rules.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b)(1)(H): the manager's four hours of training and competency-based evaluation must include establishing a supportive and therapeutic environment for residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders to enhance the sense of community among the residents and within the facility
Module 9Transitioning care and coordinating services
Plan safe transitions into the facility, to and from the hospital, and to other settings for residents with dementia.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.254(b)(1)(I): the manager's four hours of training and competency-based evaluation must include transitioning care and coordination of services for residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders
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.