Homemaker, Companion, Meals, Shopping, and Accompaniment
Sets out how aides prepare meals and help clients eat, keep the client's living area clean and comfortable, shop for the client, provide companion services, and accompany or transport the client to appointments, work and recreation, including the written transportation and accompaniment agreement.
About this policy
- Policy number
- DC-HC-SVC-05
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 22-B DCMR §9918.4(h)
- Library
- Washington, DC home care · 50 policies
- Category
- Service delivery
- Sections
- 19
In short
- Cook to the diet in the service plan, keep food safe, and stop feeding if the client chokes.
- Clean only the client's own areas and laundry; no ladders or heavy cleaning.
- Shop with the client's money only for the errand, keep receipts, and record it on the errand form.
- Drive a client only if the office approved you and the client's agreement includes it.
- At appointments the client makes the decisions; never sign forms for the client.
What's inside
19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (22-B DCMR §9918.4(h))
- 5. Meals and Help with Eating
- 6. Living Area Tasks
- 7. Shopping and Errands
- 8. Companion Services
- 9. Accompaniment and Transportation
- 10. At Appointments and at the Client's Place of Employment
- 11. Charges
- 12. Responsibilities
- 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 14. Staff Training
- 15. References
- 16. Related Policies and Forms
- 17. Approval
- 18. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Where is this client's diet written in the service plan (22-B DCMR §9913.3(a))?
- Show me the accompaniment or transportation agreement for a client your aides drive (§9911.1(a)(2)).
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