Provider/Entity Representative Qualifications

• High school diploma or high school equivalency certificate per RCW 288.50.536
• Long-term care worker
  • Documentation to show you are Exempt OR
  • Non-exempt 75 hours plus Home Care Aid Certification
• Experience
  • 1,000 hours Caregiving Experience Attestation (CEA) form – DSHS 10-417
• Adult Family Home Administrator Training Class
• Prospective Provider Orientation class
• CPR
• First Aid (Not required for licensed nurses)
• Food Safety
• The following trainings required only for homes admitting residents with the listed diagnosis or assessed need (Specialty Trainings):
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health
  • Developmental Disabilities
• Nurse Delegation
  • Basic
  • Insulin
• Training Requirements for Adult Family Homes

• DSHS AFH Information Sheets
• What You Need to Know Before Becoming A Licensed AFH Provider
• Information for Adult Family Home Providers