Certification of Nurse Aides in Long-term Care Facilities and Personal Care Assistants in Assisted Living Facilities

Introduction

The nurse aide and personal care assistant training and competency evaluation programs are designed to ensure that individuals who provide personal care services to residents in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs), or nursing homes, and in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs), have the basic knowledge and skills needed to perform their duties. The certification of a nurse aide in LTCFs and personal care assistant in ALFs require that the candidate successfully complete a New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) approved training program and successfully complete a competency evaluation consisting of Skills and Written/Oral examination.

For more information on nurse aide or personal care assistant certification in New Jersey, you may access any of the following:

• A Moratorium has been placed on the Instructor and Evaluator workshops. The Certification Program is not accepting resumes for the Instructor and Evaluator workshops due to the revision of the regulations. Once the moratorium has been lifted, the certification program will accept resumes for the workshops. Please check back to this notice for updates.
  
  
• Notification of a new program that allows delegation of the administration of injectable medications (in addition to the previously approved insulin) via disposable, integrated, mechanical, medication delivery devices that are pre-filled by the manufacturer (commonly known as “pens") to Certified Medication Aides (CMAs) in Assisted Living Residences, Assisted Living Programs and Comprehensive Personal Care Homes. Facilities must request a waiver to participate in this program.
  • Pen Notice [pdf 77k]
  • Disposable, intergrated, mechanical, medication delivery device use by Certified Medication Aides (CMAs)-Questions and Answers [pdf 15k]
  • Certified Medication Aides Use of Disposable, Integrated, Mechanical, Medication Delivery Devices - Guidelines [pdf 34k]
  • Duty Area 2.1(A) Evaluation - Instructor’s Rating Sheet [pdf 14k]
    
    
• Approved Training and Competency Evaluation Programs for Nurse Aides in Long-Term Care and Medication Aides in Assisted Living Revised May 13, 2013 [pdf 74k]
  
  
• Navigating the NATCEP: A Guide to the Nurse Aide in Long-Term Care Facilities Training and Competency Evaluation Program [pdf 84k]
  
  
• Alzheimer's Training Curriculum Revised Memo to Administrators [pdf 28k]
  
  
• Alzheimer's Training Curriculum for Long Term Care Facilities [pdf 300k]
  
  
• Quick Reference
  
  
• Becoming a Nurse Aide in a Long-Term Care Facility or Personal Care Assistant in an Assisted Living Facility
  
  
• Replacing a lost certificate
  
  
• Reporting name, address or employer changes
  
  
• Verification of Nurse Aide or Personal Care Assistant certification
  
  
• Obtaining Nurse Aide certification through equivalency or reciprocity
  
  
• Obtaining Nurse Aide certification through alternate training routes
  
  
• Recertification for Nurse Aides and Personal Care Assistants
  
  
• Providing a Nurse Aide or Personal Care Assistant Training Course
  
  
• Application for Approval of a Nurse Aide Training Program
   
• Examination Fee Charges [Word 75k]
   
• Problems with PSI Customer Care
  
  
• Criminal Background Investigation (CBI) Process
  
  
• Changes to the Criminal Background Investigation Process for Nurse Aides/Personal Care Assistants When Renewing Certifications [pdf 110k]
  
  
• To report Allegations of Abuse, Neglect and Misappropriation of Resident Property to Office of Program Compliance and Certification Program, use Form (LCS-8): Facility Reporting Incident Data and Analysis Yield (FRIDAY)