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Supervision of Services and Supervisory Home Visits

Sets out who may supervise each category of service, how often supervisors visit each client's residence (at least every 92 days for personal care and every 122 days for companion or sitter tasks, counted from the first day of service), what each visit covers, how visits are tracked and documented, and how contracted staff are supervised.

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About this policy
Policy number
GA-HC-SUP-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.10(2)
Library
Georgia home care · 49 policies
Category
Service delivery
Sections
20

In short

  • Every client has a supervisor who visits the home: at least every 92 days for personal care and every 122 days for companion or sitter services.
  • Personal care visits include the client's vital signs.
  • A licensed nurse supervises personal care for clients who are medically frail or medically compromised.
  • A serious complaint leads to a supervisory visit.
  • Help your supervisor at visits and tell them about changes in the client between visits.

What's inside

20 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 (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.10(2))
  • 5. Supervisors and Visit Intervals
  • 6. Counting and Scheduling Visits
  • 7. Medically Frail or Medically Compromised Clients
  • 8. Conducting the Visit
  • 9. Visits Triggered by Complaints or Concerns
  • 10. When a Visit Cannot Be Made on Time
  • 11. Supervision of Contracted Staff
  • 12. Documentation
  • 13. Responsibilities
  • 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 15. Staff Training
  • 16. References
  • 17. Related Policies and Forms
  • 18. Approval
  • 19. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Who supervises your personal care clients? Who supervises your companion clients?
  • Show me the supervisory visits for this personal care client since services started. Were any more than 92 days apart?

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