Texas Assisted Living Manager Annual 12 Hours
A 12-hour annual continuing education course for Texas assisted living facility managers covering management, resident needs, community resources, budgeting, first aid, professional collaboration, resident rights, and federal protections.
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
- 12.0
- Format
- Self-paced online
- Final assessment
- 38 questions
- Course price
- $69
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.
- Describe the manager's legal role, written designation, qualifications, time on duty, and the facility type and size rules that shape management under Chapter 553.
- Describe the residents Texas assisted living serves, using the statutory definition of personal care services, the general characteristics in 26 TAC 553.9, and the Type A and Type B evacuation standards.
- Identify Texas aging network and information resources, including Area Agencies on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, 2-1-1 Texas, and the Eldercare Locator, and make effective referrals.
- Explain the manager's financial role and the Chapter 553 requirements for records of charges, receipts, resident funds, records access, license fees, and Medicaid charges.
- Explain what 26 TAC Chapter 553 requires of an assisted living facility for staff first aid training, first aid supplies, emergency care arrangements, and documentation after an accident or injury.
- Apply communication practices that respect a resident's right to make choices, take part in service planning, and communicate in the resident's own language.
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 1Basic principles of management
Describe the manager's legal role, written designation, qualifications, time on duty, and the facility type and size rules that shape management under Chapter 553.
- practice questions
- 5
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.253(a)(3)(B): a manager's 12 hours of annual continuing education must cover at least two of eight listed areas, which include basic principles of management
Module 2Resident characteristics and needs
Describe the residents Texas assisted living serves, using the statutory definition of personal care services, the general characteristics in 26 TAC 553.9, and the Type A and Type B evacuation standards.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.253(a)(3)(D): a manager's 12 hours of annual continuing education must cover at least two of eight listed areas, which include resident characteristics and needs
Module 3Community resources
Identify Texas aging network and information resources, including Area Agencies on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, 2-1-1 Texas, and the Eldercare Locator, and make effective referrals.
- practice questions
- 3
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.253(a)(3)(E): a manager's 12 hours of annual continuing education must cover at least two of eight listed areas, which include community resources
Module 4Accounting and budgeting
Explain the manager's financial role and the Chapter 553 requirements for records of charges, receipts, resident funds, records access, license fees, and Medicaid charges.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.253(a)(3)(F): a manager's 12 hours of annual continuing education must cover at least two of eight listed areas, which include accounting and budgeting
Module 5Basic emergency first aid
Explain what 26 TAC Chapter 553 requires of an assisted living facility for staff first aid training, first aid supplies, emergency care arrangements, and documentation after an accident or injury.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.253(a)(3)(G): a Texas assisted living facility manager's 12 hours of annual continuing education must cover at least two listed areas, one of which is basic emergency first aid. Related duties appear in 26 TAC 553.253(d) (staff orientation and attendant training, including emergency first aid procedures such as the Heimlich maneuver), 553.261(b) (accident, injury, and first aid supplies), and 553.275 (emergency plan instructions on when to call 911 and incident reporting).
Module 6Skills for working with residents, families, and other professional service providers
Apply communication practices that respect a resident's right to make choices, take part in service planning, and communicate in the resident's own language.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.253(a)(3)(C): a Texas assisted living facility manager's 12 hours of annual continuing education must cover at least two listed areas, one of which is skills for working with residents, families, and other professional service providers. The related duties appear in 26 TAC 553.259 (admission, disclosure, assessment, and service planning), 553.261 (coordination of care and outside providers), 553.267 (resident and provider rights), 553.269 (ombudsman access), and Texas Health and Safety Code 247.066 (aging in place).
Module 7Resident and provider rights and responsibilities, abuse and neglect, and confidentiality
Explain where Texas assisted living residents' rights come from and how the facility must provide, post, and honor the Residents' Bill of Rights and the Providers' Bill of Rights.
- practice questions
- 5
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.253(a)(3)(A): a Texas assisted living facility manager's 12 hours of annual continuing education must cover at least two listed areas, one of which is resident and provider rights and responsibilities, abuse and neglect, and confidentiality. The governing rules include Texas Health and Safety Code 247.064 (residents' bill of rights), 247.068 (retaliation), Chapter 260A (reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation), and 26 TAC 553.257, 553.261(g), 553.265, 553.267, 553.269, 553.271, and 553.273.
Module 8Federal laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act
Identify the five federal laws named in 26 TAC 553.253(a)(3)(H) and explain which parts of an assisted living facility's operations each one affects.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 553.253(a)(3)(H): a Texas assisted living facility manager's 12 hours of annual continuing education must cover at least two listed areas, one of which is federal laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; and the Fair Housing Act, as amended.
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.