{"ref":"OH-HC-SAF-01","title":"Client Safety, Falls Prevention, and Safe Transfers","category":"Service delivery","summary":"Sets how the Agency keeps clients safe at home: a home safety check at the first visit and every in-person supervisory visit (Form OH-HC-SAF-01-A), preventing falls during care, safe walking and transfers using the technique and equipment in the activity plan, what to do when a client falls, follow-up and reporting of falls and injuries (including ODA significant-change and ODM 24-hour notices and waiver incident reports where they apply), and other hazards such as burns, fire, oxygen, wandering and extreme weather.","inShort":["Clear walkways, lock wheels and use the walker or device in the plan before moving a client.","Use only the transfer method and equipment in the activity plan. Never lift a client alone.","If a client falls, do not rush to move them. Call 911 if they are hurt or hit their head.","Call your supervisor after every fall, even if the client seems fine.","No smoking or flames near oxygen. Report broken equipment or missing smoke alarms."],"primaryCitation":"OAC 173-39-02.11(C)(3)(a)(v)(b)(vii)","citations":["OAC 173-39-02.11(C)(3)(a)(v)(b)(vii), (ix)","OAC 173-39-02(B)(3)(b)(v), (B)(8)(g)(iv)","OAC 5160-44-05(B), (D)(1)","OAC 5160-44-31(B)(17)(c), (E)(4)","ORC 5101.63"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the home safety checklist for this client. When was it last updated?","What does an aide do when a client falls?"],"forms":[{"ref":"OH-HC-SAF-01-A","title":"Home Safety Checklist"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (OAC 173-39-02.11(C)(3)(a)(v)(b)(vii))","5. Home Safety Check","6. Preventing Falls During Visits","7. Safe Walking and Transfers","8. When a Client Falls","9. After a Fall: Follow-Up and Reporting","10. Burns and Scalds","11. Fire, Oxygen and Smoking","12. Wandering, Weather and Other Hazards","13. Responsibilities","14. Records and Compliance Monitoring","15. Staff Training","16. References","17. Related Policies and Forms","18. Approval","19. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"oh-hca","state":"Ohio","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}