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Group Homes & Residential Settings

Compliance Training for Group Homes, Assisted Living, and Adult Day Programs

Specialized training and compliance management for residential care providers — designed for the unique demands of 24/7 residential care across multiple locations.

Group homes

400+

Residential Providers

100%

HCBS Final Rule Coverage

24/7

Mobile Access

3–5 days

Avg Onboarding Time

HCBS Settings Compliance

Meet HCBS Settings Rule requirements with confidence

The CMS HCBS Final Rule requires residential providers to demonstrate person-centeredness, community integration, and individual rights. Our platform includes a complete HCBS Settings Rule training track — pre-mapped to CMS requirements.

  • Individual rights and self-determination training
  • Community integration and HCBS Settings Rule compliance
  • Person-centered planning training for all residential staff
  • Restraint reduction and positive behavior support protocols
  • Emergency preparedness for residential settings
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Meet HCBS Settings Rule requirements with confidence

Required Courses

Pre-Built Residential Compliance Courses

Every mandatory course for residential care — updated automatically when CMS or state regulations change.

Individual Rights & Self-Determination
Person-Centered Planning for Residential Staff
HCBS Settings Rule Compliance
Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation Reporting
Restraint Reduction & Positive Behavior Support
Medication Administration
Fire Safety & Emergency Preparedness
Community Integration Practices
Documentation & Progress Notes
Infection Control in Residential Settings
CMS Conditions of Participation
Rights Restriction Protocols

Multi-Site Management

Manage compliance across every shift and every location

Residential providers face unique challenges — high turnover, 24/7 operations, and multiple locations. Our platform handles all of it, with automatic shift-based training assignment and multi-site compliance dashboards.

  • Multi-location compliance dashboard visible to leadership
  • Shift-based training scheduling for 24/7 operations
  • High-turnover onboarding automation — new hires start in hours
  • DSP certification and competency tracking with digital records
  • Surveyor-ready documentation pulled in one click
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Manage compliance across every shift and every location

Residential Reality

Training Built Around the Realities of 24/7 Residential Care

Group homes don't close for training day. You're staffing overnights, weekends, and relief shifts across multiple houses — often with staff who've been with you less than a year. The platform is designed for exactly that.

Per-house compliance boards

QIDPs and house managers see their own house's training status at a glance — who's current, who's due, and who can't be scheduled yet. No more calling the main office to check.

Overnight & weekend staff train on shift

Awake-overnight staff complete modules on their phones during quiet hours. Training happens inside hours you're already paying for — not on overtime.

Scheduling gates for unsupervised shifts

New hires show as "not cleared" until pre-service training and competency sign-off are complete — so no one lands alone on a shift before they're legally allowed to.

Relief and PRN staff, tracked like everyone else

Float and relief staff carry their training record across every house they cover. One record, every location, no duplicate onboarding.

Individual-specific plan training per resident

Staff are assigned training on each resident's support plan, behavior plan, and rights restrictions — with sign-offs tied to the current plan version.

Heightened scrutiny evidence packets

For settings under HCBS Final Rule review, export the training evidence — rights, community integration, person-centeredness — that your state's assessment asks for.

The turnover problem, honestly: residential DSP turnover routinely runs 40–60% a year. You can't fix that with a training platform alone — but you can stop turnover from destroying your compliance. When every departure and every new hire is automatically absorbed into the system, your houses stay audit-ready no matter who's on the schedule.

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Simplify compliance for your residential program.

Join 400+ residential care providers using The Waiver Academy.