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Home Health Aide and Homemaker Services

Sets out who may give home health aide services to the Agency's patients (CDPH-certified home health aides), the registry check before hire, certificate renewal and in-service hours, competency, how aides are assigned and instructed, what they may and may not do, supervisory visits and their documentation, and the duties and supervision of homemakers.

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About this policy
Policy number
CA-HSP-AIDE-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
Cal. Health & Safety Code §1746(c)
Library
California hospice · 60 policies
Category
Clinical tasks
Sections
21

In short

  • Only a CDPH-certified home health aide gives personal care. Keep your certificate current and get 12 hours of in-service training each year.
  • Follow the written aide care instructions from your registered nurse. Do only the tasks listed.
  • Do not give medications. You may remind the patient and bring the labeled container.
  • Call the registered nurse before you leave the home if you see a sudden change in pain, thinking, eating or behavior.
  • A registered nurse visits at least every 14 days and watches you give care at least once a year.

What's inside

21 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (Health & Safety Code §§1746(c), 1727(d); 42 CFR §418.76)
  • 5. Qualifications and Checks Before an Aide Starts
  • 6. Certificate Renewal and In-Service Training
  • 7. Assignment and Written Instructions
  • 8. What Aides Do Not Do
  • 9. Reporting by Aides
  • 10. Supervision of Aides
  • 11. Homemakers
  • 12. Coordination With Other Personal Care Providers
  • 13. Concerns About an Aide's Conduct
  • 14. Responsibilities
  • 15. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 16. Staff Training
  • 17. References
  • 18. Related Policies and Forms
  • 19. Approval
  • 20. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me this aide's CDPH certificate, the registry check you made before hiring, and the aide's in-service hours for the last 12 months.
  • Who assigned this aide to this patient, and where are the written care instructions?

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