10-Hour Training Library
Illinois requires 10 hours of training for every Home Services Worker: 5 hours before your first client and 5 more within 30 days. Watch the trainings below, then log each one so your hours are on record.
Required courses add up to 10.3 hours (goal: 10 hours).
- Before first client45 min · Heart of Illinois Home Care
1. Heart of Illinois New Hire Orientation
Our own 10-lesson orientation with quiz and signature. Counted automatically once you pass it.
- Before first client60 min · CDC — free
2. Infection Control Basics (Project Firstline)
Short CDC videos on how germs spread, PPE, and keeping clients safe.
- Before first client30 min · CDC — free
3. Clean Hands Training
When and how to wash hands and use sanitizer correctly.
- Before first client45 min · OSHA — free
4. Bloodborne Pathogens Awareness
Protecting yourself from blood and body fluids on the job.
- Before first client60 min · National Center on Elder Abuse — free
5. Recognizing & Reporting Elder Abuse
Warning signs of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, and how to report.
- Before first client45 min · YouTube — free videos
6. Client Rights, Privacy & Confidentiality
Keeping client information private and respecting client choices.
- Within 30 days60 min · Alzheimer's Association — free
7. Understanding Alzheimer's & Dementia
What dementia is, how it progresses, and how to communicate with patience.
- Within 30 days60 min · YouTube — Teepa Snow & others, free
8. Responding to Dementia Behaviors
Calm, practical ways to handle confusion, agitation, and wandering.
- Within 30 days45 min · YouTube — free videos
9. Supporting Adults with Disabilities
Person-centered support, dignity, and independence.
- Within 30 days60 min · YouTube — free videos
10. Safe Transfers, Body Mechanics & Fall Prevention
Gait belts, pivot transfers, and protecting your back.
- Within 30 days45 min · YouTube — free videos
11. Bathing, Dressing & Personal Care Skills
Step-by-step personal care done safely and respectfully.
- Within 30 days30 min · Ready.gov — free
12. Emergency Procedures & Home Safety
Fire, weather, and medical emergencies in the client's home.
- Within 30 days30 min · YouTube — free videos
13. Nutrition, Hydration & Meal Preparation
Healthy meals, special diets, and preventing dehydration.
- Optional / extra180 min · American Red Cross / AHA — paid
14. CPR & First Aid (in-person class)
Optional but recommended. Log the actual class hours from your card.