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

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 and Senior Services (NJDHSS) 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:

• Notification of delegating the administration of insulin, packaged as insulin pens, to Certified Medication Aides (CMAs) in Assisted Living Facilities, Assisted Living Programs, & Comprehensive Personal Care Homes
  • Insulin Notice [pdf 27k]
  • Insulin Pen* Use By Certified Medication Aides (CMAs) - Questions & Answers [pdf 15k]
  • Certified Medication Aides Use of Insulin Delivering Mechanical Devices - Guidelines [pdf 30k]
  • Duty Area 2.1(A) Evaluation - Instructor’s Rating Sheet [pdf 9k]
  
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Obtaining an application form for approval of a training program
   
• Examination Fee Charges [Word 75k]
   
• Problems with Pearson Vue Customer Care
  
  
• Criminal Background Investigation (CBI) Process
  
  
• Criminal Background Fingerprinting Process Delays [pdf 35k]
  
  
• Criminal background - Recent changes to the fingerprint process and certification extension requests ( March 2003 Update) [pdf 106k]
  
  
• Changes to the Criminal Background Investigation Process for Nurse Aides/Personal Care Assistants When Renewing Certifications [pdf 110k]
  
  
• Approved Training and Competency Evaluation Programs for Nurse Aides in Long-Term Care and Medication Aides in Assisted Living REVISED September 15, 2006 [pdf 60k]
  
  
• 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)