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Homemaker Chore ●
Personal
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| General household activities provided by a trained homemaker to assist with housekeeping activities that the client is unable to manage. HC services are generally medically oriented household tasks and are designed to assist clients in maintaining the home. May include combination of any of the following: | |
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| Maintenance services provided to a client in the home to assist with the activities of daily living (ADLs). PC services are generally medically-oriented tasks, designed to meet the physical and maintenance needs of clients with a chronic, stable condition. Authorized services may include any combination of the following: | |
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| Maintenance services provided in the home to assist individuals with ADLs when such assistance requires devices or procedures related to altered body functions. Caregivers performing these services have completed an additional 8 hours of classroom training and received specific OJT training on any task performed with the APC client. These services are supervised by an RN and each client receives a monthly RN visit. APC clients usually have chronic, but stable conditions. | |
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Maintenance and supervisory services provided to a client in the individual's residence to provide temporary relief to the usual caregivers. Respite care services shall include, at a minimum, the following activities:
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Advanced respite is designed to provide maintenance and supervisory care to clients who have care needs similar to clients for whom respite care is appropriately authorized, but with a higher level of oversight required. Service is authorized in blocks of time: 1 hour units making up no more than a 5 hour block of time; 6-8 hour blocks; and 24 hour blocks. This is a TXX service only. Worker qualifications
specify that the employee shall be a current LPN, CNA or a competency tested
home health aide. In addition, a monthly RN visit is authorized for each
advanced respite care client for each month the care is authorized. The purpose
of the visit is to evaluate the adequacy of the service to meet the needs and
conditions of the client. |
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Nurse Respite is designed to
provide respite to a live-in caregiver which will meet the needs of the client
that only a nurse could supply. The client must have a skilled service need
that is normally met by the live-in caregiver. A unit of service is 4 hours. |
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| Maintenance or preventative services provided by a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse under the supervision of an RN in the home. RN visits are provided to persons with stable, chronic conditions and are not intended as a treatment for an acute condition. | |
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