65 years of age or older before January 1 of the current year; or • You must become 65 years of age this year; or • You must be 16 years of age or older before January 1 of the current year and qualify as disabled. Residency Requirements: You must live in Illinois at the time you file your application.
Illinois enacted a law prohibiting discrimination against employees who must care for family members at home. The law will not require employers to make accommodations or modifications to reasonable workplace rules and policies to allow employees to fulfill their caregiving responsibilities.
Illinois Caregiver Training Requirements In-home Service Workers: Required to complete 8 hours of topic specific initial training and a minimum of 8 hours CE annually. Homecare Aides: Required to complete 2 hours of agency specific orientation, 22 hours of topic specific training, and 12 hours CE annually.
Certified caregiver training in the state of Illinois was mandated by state law in 2008. Then shortly after this, an additional mandate for Alzheimer's disease caregiver training was added. Illinois caregivers are required to annually renew training for both basic caregiving skills and dementia caregiving skills.
Contact Contact your local Area Agency on Aging (AAA) using the map tool; or. Contact IDoA's Senior HelpLine at 1-800-252-8966 (711 TRS); or. Contact HHS' Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116.
Illinois Caregiver Training Requirements In-home Service Workers: Required to complete 8 hours of topic specific initial training and a minimum of 8 hours CE annually. Homecare Aides: Required to complete 2 hours of agency specific orientation, 22 hours of topic specific training, and 12 hours CE annually.
65 years of age or older before January 1 of the current year; or • You must become 65 years of age this year; or • You must be 16 years of age or older before January 1 of the current year and qualify as disabled. Residency Requirements: You must live in Illinois at the time you file your application.