First 30 Days — A New-Caregiver Onboarding Guide

Onboard a new caregiver in 30 days — with the clinical skills, the compliance, AND the heart.

A week-by-week onboarding guide for new caregivers in assisted living, built on the idea that great caregivers grow in three areas at once: Compliance & Documentation, Clinical Skills & Safety, and Culture & Relationships. Hand it to every new hire and use it in weekly supervisor check-ins.

Inside:

• 5 “Scenarios from the Floor” — real dilemmas (the cash gift, the resident found on the floor, the woman who keeps asking for her late husband) as day-one conversation starters.
• Weeks 1–4+ — checkable milestones each week across all three tracks: from HIPAA and safe transfers to person-centered language and family connection.
• A 30-Day Sign-Off — caregiver + supervisor completion, plus space for 60- and 90-day goals.

Ready to hand out; customize to your facility’s policies and state regulations. Instant PDF download (US Letter). By Kathy Swanstrom, Anchor Care Consulting — 40 years in assisted living.