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Recruitment, Hiring, and Caregiver Qualifications

Sets the minimum qualifications for every direct care worker (age, ability, health, dependability, communication and willingness to train), the people who may never be placed as caregivers, how the Agency recruits without breaking Home Help marketing limits, the direct-employment and no-non-compete rules for Home Help agency providers, how family members may work as caregivers, and the hiring steps that must be finished before a new worker is scheduled.

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About this policy
Policy number
MI-HC-HR-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
MPM Home Help §8.2
Library
Michigan home care · 50 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
18

In short

  • Caregivers must be 18 or older, healthy enough for the work, dependable and willing to train.
  • You must be able to read the care plan and write the daily service log.
  • All Home Help caregivers are employees of the Agency. No contractors or subcontracting.
  • The Agency never stops you from working for a client privately or for another agency.
  • You cannot be scheduled until every hiring step, including checks and orientation, is done.

What's inside

18 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 (MPM Home Help §8.2)
  • 5. Qualifications by Position
  • 6. People Who May Not Be Placed as Caregivers
  • 7. Recruitment and Advertising
  • 8. Direct Employment and No Non-Competition Agreements
  • 9. Family Members as Caregivers
  • 10. Hiring Steps
  • 11. Responsibilities
  • 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 13. Staff Training
  • 14. References
  • 15. Related Policies and Forms
  • 16. Approval
  • 17. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Are all of your Home Help caregivers your own W-2 employees? Show me last month's payroll.
  • Does your employment agreement stop a caregiver from working for a client privately or for another agency after leaving you?

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