Post by troyhather on Sept 21, 2017 6:32:22 GMT
Discuss the clients’ diagnosis with the intake person you speak with at each agency
Ask whether they have had other clients with this disease or condition and whether they are familiar with it.
Explain your situation to the intake specialist and ask how many aides they have working for them at this time in yoiur area
Ask how long it will take them to see the client and how much time they will need to start services with a new client.
Is this agency contracted with any state or federal programs? Does the client’s income make him eligible for services through any programs that may help pay for some or all of the services being requested at the time? Can this agency give the client a phone number for a referral to this program?
Ask whether the agency does a criminal investigation on all of their workers and whether they do at least two professional reference checks. What credentials are they requiring be in place before hiring a worker? Homecare aides are licensed with some record of 40-60 hours of class and hands-on training (from the Red Cross license or a school known to graduate appropriate aides).
Ask if a registered nurse is responsible for a detailed care plan, taking into consideration these issues:
Medication management
Bathing and personal care
Disease management
Ambulation
Housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping
Diet guidelines and meal preparation
Transportation
Ask whether they have had other clients with this disease or condition and whether they are familiar with it.
Explain your situation to the intake specialist and ask how many aides they have working for them at this time in yoiur area
Ask how long it will take them to see the client and how much time they will need to start services with a new client.
Is this agency contracted with any state or federal programs? Does the client’s income make him eligible for services through any programs that may help pay for some or all of the services being requested at the time? Can this agency give the client a phone number for a referral to this program?
Ask whether the agency does a criminal investigation on all of their workers and whether they do at least two professional reference checks. What credentials are they requiring be in place before hiring a worker? Homecare aides are licensed with some record of 40-60 hours of class and hands-on training (from the Red Cross license or a school known to graduate appropriate aides).
Ask if a registered nurse is responsible for a detailed care plan, taking into consideration these issues:
Medication management
Bathing and personal care
Disease management
Ambulation
Housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping
Diet guidelines and meal preparation
Transportation