Home Health Care

A. Assists in the personal care of the patient including:

• Oral hygiene

• Bathing activities including shower, partial or bed bath

• Toileting activities including the use of the urinal, bedpan, commode, assistance with ostomy appliances.

• Personal grooming activities including shampooing, skin care, shaving, perineal care

• Dressing activities

B. Perform basic patient care skills including:

• Passive and/or active range-of-motion exercise

• Transfers

• Turning and positioning patients

• Taking and recording vital signs

• Providing ostomy care including changing of the apparatus as instructed by the Nursing Supervisor

• Measuring patient’s weight

• Measuring intake and output as directed by the Nursing Supervisor

• Performing fingerstick and glucometer readings and reports to Nursing Supervisor

• Performing nonsterile dressing changes as instructed by the Nursing Supervisor

• Cleaning equipment used by the patient

• Keeping daily records of patient activities and observations

• Submiting weekly records to the Director of Nursing and appropriate personnel on patient’s condition

C. Provide household services in order to maintain a safe, clean environment including:

• Personal laundry of the patient

• Making and changing the patient’s bed daily

• Dusting and vacuuming the rooms used by the patient

• Dishwashing the patient’s utensils

• Tidying and wet mopping the kitchen and bathroom to ensure a clean and sanitary area

• Disposing of the patient’s garbage at the end of each shift

• Tidying the patient’s bedroom

• Shopping for the patient if no other arrangement is possible