1. Assistance with household chores, such as cooking and meal preparation, cleaning and laundry.
2. Assistance with shopping and appointments outside of client's home.
3. Companionship.
4. Observation of client functioning and reporting changes to his/her supervisor or employer.
5. Completion of appropriate records documenting services provision.
6. Assistance with activities of daily living and personal care, such are:
A) Skin care.
B) Ambulation-assistance with use of walkers, canes or wheelchair.
C) Bathing.
D) Dressing.
E) Exercise-assistance is limited to the encouragement of normal bodily movement, as tolerated, on the part of the client, and to encouragement with a prescribed exercise program.
F) Feeding-assistance does not include syringe, tube feeding, and intravenous nutrition.
G) Hair Care-may include shampooing with non-medical shampoo, drying, combing and styling hair.
H) Mouth care - may include denture care and basic oral hygiene.
I) Nail Care (not diabetic clients only)
J) Positioning-homemaker may assist a client with positioning when the client is able to identify to the personal care staff and when the position needs to be changed. Positioning may include simple alignment in a bed, wheelchair, or other furniture.
K) Shaving.
L) Toileting.
M) Medication Reminding.
N) Administer suppositories.
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