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Free in-service training for nursing home, home health and hospice staff
18 short online courses for CNAs, home health aides and hospice aides. Read each lesson, try the quick checks, pass the quiz and print your certificate of completion.
- Pick a course and where you work: nursing home, home health or hospice.
- Read the lessons. Each one ends with a quick check.
- Pass the quiz with 80% or better, type your name, and print your certificate or save it as a PDF.
18 courses
- Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation: Prevent It and Report ItLearn what abuse, neglect, exploitation and misappropriation look like, how fast to report, and how to keep people safe while it is checked.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Dementia Care: Understanding, Communicating and Keeping People SafeUnderstand what dementia changes, read distress as a message, talk so people understand, and keep people safe from wandering and harm.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Infection Prevention Basics: Clean Hands, PPE and PrecautionsClean hands at the right times, use gloves and PPE the right way, and follow contact, droplet, airborne and Enhanced Barrier Precautions.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Fall Prevention and Resident SafetySpot fall risks early, make the room and the home safer, help people walk and transfer, and know what to do right after a fall.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Resident Rights: Dignity, Choice and Privacy Every DayA nursing home is the resident's home. Learn the everyday rights behind dignity, choice, privacy, confidentiality, visitors and complaints.Nursing home
- Patient Rights in Home Health and HospicePatients keep their rights at home. Learn respect for the person and their things, choices and refusals, privacy, complaints and safety.Home healthHospice
- Effective Communication With Residents and FamiliesPractical ways to talk with residents, patients and families: starting well, hearing loss, body language, language help and reporting changes.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Person-Centered Daily Care: Dignity in Bathing, Eating and ToiletingBring dignity, choice and safety to everyday care: bathing, dressing, mealtimes, safe swallowing, toileting and mouth care.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Skin Care and Pressure Injury PreventionLearn who is at risk of pressure injuries, check the skin during care, reposition by the care plan, and protect fragile skin.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Pain Recognition and End-of-Life Comfort CareRecognize pain, even when a person cannot tell you, offer comfort the care plan allows, and give caring support near the end of life.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Observe, Document and Report Changes in ConditionYou are the early warning system. Know each person's normal, spot changes and emergency signs, report with SBAR, and write it down right.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Privacy and HIPAA Basics for AidesWhat counts as protected health information, who needs to know, safe talk and screens, phones and social media, and reporting mistakes.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Emergency Preparedness and Fire SafetyKnow your part in the emergency plan: alarms and codes, what to do in a fire, oxygen safety, evacuating or sheltering, and outages.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Workplace Safety: Safe Lifting, Transfers and Bloodborne PathogensProtect your back with lifts and good transfers, prevent bloodborne pathogen exposure, act fast after a needlestick, and stay safe at work.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Behavioral Health Basics: Mood, Trauma and Person-Centered SupportNotice changes in mood, act on suicide warning signs right away, and support residents with trauma, mental illness or substance use.Nursing home
- Cultural Competency and Trauma-Informed CareRespect each person's culture in daily care and use the six principles of trauma-informed care to lower triggers and build trust.Nursing homeHome healthHospice
- Compliance, Ethics and QAPI for Frontline StaffWhat a compliance and ethics program is, how to speak up about a concern, why honest records matter, and your part in QAPI.Nursing home
- Quality Improvement (QAPI) in Home Health and HospiceWhat quality improvement means in home health and hospice, the data you help create, near misses, and how to speak up and fix systems.Home healthHospice
Please read
- This free course gives you a certificate of completion from Pact Compliance. It is not continuing education (CE) credit and is not approved by any state.
- Your employer decides whether it counts toward required in-service hours. Home health and hospice aide training must be given or supervised by the agency's registered nurse.
- California: it does not count toward CNA or HHA renewal hours.
Two courses have a part that needs a hands-on check with your supervisor (the fire drill in Emergency Preparedness, and lifting practice and a live bloodborne pathogens Q&A in Workplace Safety). The online course does not cover that part.
Common questions
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no account and no payment. Read the lessons, take the quiz and print your certificate.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Pass the course quiz with 80% or better and type your name. Then print the certificate or save it as a PDF. Pact does not keep a copy, so save yours.
Is this continuing education?
This free course gives you a certificate of completion from Pact Compliance. It is not continuing education (CE) credit and is not approved by any state.
Does it count toward my yearly in-service hours?
Your employer decides whether it counts toward required in-service hours. Home health and hospice aide training must be given or supervised by the agency's registered nurse. California: it does not count toward CNA or HHA renewal hours.
Is my information saved?
No. Your name and quiz answers stay in your browser and are never sent to Pact. This browser may remember your name and setting so you do not have to type them again.
Can a facility use these courses for its staff?
Yes. Staff can take any course and give the printed certificate to their supervisor. A nurse educator should read each course first and add your own policies, phone numbers and contacts.
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