(b)

1. (1) These requirements are designed to assist long-term care facilities and other educational institutions with training and competency programs for nursing assistants.

2. (2) The objective of the Long-Term Care Facility Nursing Assistant Training Program is the provision of quality services to residents by nursing assistants who are able to:

   1. (A) Perform certified nursing-aide skills and to assist licensed practical nurses or registered nurses in direct resident care;
   2. (B) Form a relationship, communicate, and interact competently on a one-to-one basis with the residents as part of the team implementing resident care objectives;
   3. (C) Demonstrate sensitivity to residents’ emotional, social, and mental health needs through skillful, directed interactions;
   4. (D) Assist residents in attaining and maintaining functional independence;
   5. (E) Exhibit behavior in support and promotion of residents’ rights; and
   6. (F) Demonstrate observational and documenting skills needed in support of the assessment of residents’ health, physical condition, and well-being.

(c)

1. (1) The training program must:

   1. (A) Teach skills to enhance knowledge in promoting healthy functioning of residents both physically and emotionally; and
   2. (B) Focus on the restoration and maintenance of the resident.
2. (2) These attitudes and behaviors of staff must be demonstrated in the facility on a day-to-day basis.