⚠️ DEPRECATED as of July 1, 2024: The NMHA Caring4Cal program has officially ended. Registration is no longer accepted and the original registration URL returns a 404 error. Do not attempt to register for this program.
Successor program: California's Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) now runs the CNA-HCBS workforce initiatives, which include similar direct-care worker training and certification pathways.
- HCAI CNA-HCBS Workforce Initiatives: https://hcai.ca.gov/workforce/initiatives/certified-nursing-assistant-and-home-and-community-based-services-cna-hcbs/
The content below is preserved for historical reference only — the listed learning tracks reflect the legacy Caring4Cal curriculum, not the current HCAI offerings.
Caring4Cal Learning Tracks
You will be selecting 2 of the following Learning Tracks in the above form
Direct Care Workers – Building an Effective Relationship Between Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers
Direct Care Workers – Clarifying Roles and Boundaries in the Home
Direct Care Workers – Managing Conflicts in a Shared Caregiving Relationship
Ethics and Client Rights
Etiquette For Caregivers (CDPH Approved)
HIV: Standard Training
Hepatitis B and C
Family Dynamics for Caregivers
First Aid (CDPH Approved for 60 minutes)
HIPAA – Confidentiality (CDPH Approved)
Household Safety and Fire Prevention (CDPH Approved for 120 minutes)
Person-Centered Care
Professional Conduct and Boundaries for Caregivers
Self-Care for Caregivers
Workplace Health and Safety
Workplace Violence in Health and Home Care
Mobility and Conditions Affecting Mobility
Dementia – Intermediate”
Blood Pressure and Possible Complications (CDPH Approved)
Dealing with Challenging Client Behaviors
Disorientation and Delirium
Hip Fractures in Older People
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)
Parkinson’s Disease
Preventing Hospital Readmission
Promoting Client Independence
Range of Motion
Reporting and Documenting Client Status and Care (CDPH Approved)
Stroke (CDPH Approved)
C. difficile
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases (Approved for 60 minutes)
Caring for Clients On Oxygen Therapy
Catheter Use and Care and Urinary Tract Infections (Approved for 60 minutes)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Death and Dying
Diabetes – Standard Training
Elder Abuse Neglect and Elder Financial Exploitation (CDPH Approved)
Hospice Care Standard (CDPH Approved)
Hyper or Hypothyroidism
Sepsis (CDPH Approved)
Supporting Clients with Cancer (CDPH Approved)
Bipolar and Related Disroders
Critical incident reporting
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Mental Health (CDPH Approved)
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Pediatrics: AdvancedTraining
Responding to Client or Family Complaints (CDPH Approved)
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
Social Isolation and Loneliness
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Successful ADL- a Guide to a Safe Living Environment
Aging Sensitivity (CDPH Approved)
Cold, Flu and Pneumonia
COVID-19
Healthy Eating for Older People
Infection Control (Advanced) and PPE
Infectious Diseases: Tuberculosis and HIV (Approved for 60 minutes)
Introduction to Communication and Culture, Sensitivity & Awareness (Approved for 60 minutes)
Medication Assistance and Injection Safety