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Personal Care Agency Facts for Nevada
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Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home in Nevada
Personal Care Agency is defined under NRS 449 as an Agency to provide personal care in the home as “any person, other than a natural person, which provides in the home, through its employees or by contractual arrangement with other persons, non-medical services related to personal care to elderly persons or persons with disabilities to assist those persons with activities of daily living.”
What is Non-Medical Care?
Non-medical care is assistance with activities of daily living. This avenue of care enables a person to receive services in the privacy of their home. An agency representative conducts a comprehensive in-home assessment to identify the client’s needs and to develop a plan of care. The client and family participate in this process and choice the days and times of service. Services are provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Non-Medical care providers work in conjunction with Intermediary Service Organizations, Home Health Agencies and Hospice, offering the non-medical care that is not provided through these agencies. 70 Visit us online at www.SPOTLIGHTSeniorServicesLasVegas.com Visit us online at www.SPOTLIGHTSeniorServicesLasVegas.com
Personal care attendants are an integral part of the health care delivery system. In fact, oftentimes personal care attendants make Trained Staff Providing Personal Care Services in the Home the most home visits of any Staff Personal care attendants are an member of the Home Health or Hospice team. Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home in Nevada An employee of an agency integral part of the health care delivery system. In fact, oftentimes completes a stringent application Personal Care Agency is defined under NRS personal care attendants make the most home visits of any member of the Home Health or Hospice team. An employee of an agency completes a stringent application process, extensive background check state and federal, are certified in CPR and First Aid, as well as bonded and insured. process, extensive background check state and federal, are certified in CPR and First Aid, as well as bonded and insured. Employees must complete a minimum 8 hours of initial training before providing care in addition to demonstrating competency. Personal care attendants 449 as an Agency to provide personal care in the home as “any person, other than a natural person, which provides in the home, through its employees or by contractual arrangement with other persons, non-medical services related to personal care to elderly persons or persons with disabilities to assist those persons with complete a minimum 8 hours of activities of daily living.” Employees must complete a training annually. All employees minimum 8 hours of initial training are trained in Elder Abuse Prevention and are mandated What is Non-Medical Care? before providing care in addition to demonstrating competency. Personal care attendants complete a minimum 8 hours of Non-medical care is assistance with activities training annually. All employees Employees are supervised by the of daily living. This avenue of care enables a agency. The agency conducts person to receive servic are trained in Elder Abuse es in the privacy of frequent in-home supervisory visits to ensure quality. Employees are their home. An agency representative conducts a comprehensive in-home Prevention and are mandated reporters. Employees are supervised by the agency. The agency conducts frequent in-home supervisory visits supervised 24 hours a day 7 days assessment to identify the client’s needs and to develop a plan of care. The client and to ensure quality. Employees are family participate in this process and choice supervised 24 hours a day 7 days the days and times of service. Services are a week. provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week. mpliance http://health.nv.gov/HCQC.htm Non-Medical care providers work in conjunction with Intermediary Service Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance http://health.nv.gov/HCQC.htm Organizations, Home Health Agencies and Hospice, offering the non-medical care that is not provided through these agencies.
Staff Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in
the Home in Nevada Personal care attendants are an Personal Care Agency is defined under NRS integral part of the health care Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home in Nevada Personal Care Agency is defined 449 as an Agency to provide personal care in the home as “any person, other than a natural person, which provides in the home, through its employees or by contractual arrangement with other persons, delivery system. In fact, oftentimes personal care attendants make the most home visits of any member of the Home Health or under NRS 449 as an Agency to provide personal care in the home as “any person, other than a natural non-medical services related to personal care to elderly persons or persons with disabilities to assist those persons with activities of daily living.” Hospice team. An employee of an agency person, which provides in the home, through its employees or by What is Non-Medical Care? completes a stringent application process, extensive background contractual arrangement with other persons, non-medical services related to personal care to elderly persons or persons with disabilities to assist those persons with activities of daily living.” Non-medical care is assistance with activities of daily living. This avenue of care enables a person to receive services in the privacy of their home. An agency representative conducts a comprehensive in-home assessment to identify the client’s needs and to develop a plan of care. The client and check state and federal, are certified in CPR and First Aid, as well as bonded and insured. Employees must complete a minimum 8 hours of initial training What is Non-Medical Care? Non-medical care is assistance with family participate in this process and choice the days and times of service. Services are provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week. before providing care in addition to demonstrating competency. Personal care attendants complete a minimum 8 hours of training annually. All employees are trained in Elder Abuse activities of daily living. This avenue of care enables a person to receive services in the privacy of their home. An agency representative Non-Medical care providers work in conjunction with Intermediary Service Organizations, Home Health Agencies and Hospice, offering the non-medical care that Prevention and are mandated reporters. conducts a comprehensive in-home assessment to identify the client’s needs and to develop a plan of care. The client and family participate in this process and choice the days and times is not provided through these agencies. Employees are supervised by the of service. Services are provided 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Non-Medical care providers work in conjunction with agency. The agency conducts frequent in-home supervisory visits Intermediary Service Organizations, Home Health Agencies and Hospice, offering the non-medical care that is not provided to ensure quality. Employees are through these agencies. supervised 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Personal care attendants are an integral part of the health care delivery system. In fact, oftentimes personal care attendants make the most home visits of any member of the Home Health or Hospice team. An employee of an agency completes a stringent application process, extensive background check state and federal, are certified in CPR and First Aid, as well as bonded and insured. Employees must complete a minimum 8 hours of initial training before providing care in addition to demonstrating competency. Personal care attendants complete a minimum 8 hours of training annually. All employees are trained in Elder Abuse Prevention and are mandated reporters. Employees are supervised by the agency. The agency conducts frequent in-home supervisory visits to ensure quality. Employees are supervised 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance http://health.nv.gov/HCQC.htm 70
In Home Care – A safe cost effective approach
Services are provided by the hour. Hourly rates range from $17.00 to $25.00 an hour. Included in these rates are all state and federal taxes, bonding and insurance. Agencies are the employer of the personal care attendant and are 100% responsible for all costs related to the employee. This reduces the risk of inviting a stranger into your home.
Standard Services
Assistance with bathing and personal care Preparation of healthy meals Light Housekeeping Transportation Any other minor needs related to the maintenance of personal hygiene Grocery shopping
Payment Sources Include
Private Pay Veteran’s
Administration Community
Based Waiver program Customized schedules Medication Reminders Companionship Laundry/linens
Trained Staff Providing Personal
Care Services in the Home In Home Care – A safe cost effective approach Long-term care insurance Services are provided by the hour. Hourly rates range from $17.00 to $25.00 an hour. Included Nevada Medicaid in these rates are all state and federal taxes, Respite Grants bonding and insurance. Agencies are the
Personal care attendants are an employer of the personal care attendant and integral part of the health care are 100% responsible for all costs related to the delivery system. In fact, oftentimes personal care attendants make employee. This reduces the risk of inviting a stranger into your home. the most home visits of any member of the Home Health or
Hospice team. Standard Services
An employee of an agency completes a stringent application process, extensive background Assistance with bathing and personal care check state and federal, are certified in CPR and First Aid, as Preparation of healthy meals well as bonded and insured. Light Housekeeping
Employees must complete a minimum 8 hours of initial training before providing care in addition to demonstrating competency.
Personal care attendants complete a minimum 8 hours of training annually. All employees are trained in Elder Abuse
Prevention and are mandated
Employees are supervised by the agency. The agency conducts frequent in-home supervisory visits to ensure quality. Employees are supervised 24 hours a day 7 days
Transportation Any other minor needs related to the maintenance of personal hygiene Grocery shopping
Payment Sources Include
Private Pay Veteran’s
Administration Community
Based Waiver program Customized schedules Medication Reminders Companionship Laundry/linens
Services are provided by the hour. Hourly rates range from $17.00 to $25.00 an hour. Included in these rates are all state and federal taxes, bonding and insurance. Agencies are the employer of the personal care attendant and are 100% responsible Long-term care for all costs related to the employee. This reduces the risk of inviting a stranger into your home. insurance Nevada Medicaid
Payment Sources Include Respite Grants • Private Pay • Veteran’s Administration • Community Based Waiver program • Long-term care insurance • Nevada Medicaid • Respite Grants
Standard Services
Health Facilities 727 Fairview Dr., Suite E Carson City, Nevada 89701 (775) 684-1030 Fax (775) 684-1073 Developed in association with the Personal Care Agency Advisory Committee of Nevada
Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance http://health.nv.gov/HCQC.htm
Please contact your area Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home provider to find out what services they can offer your loved one.
Nevada State Health Division Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance
Health Facilities 727 Fairview Dr., Suite E Carson City, Nevada 89701 Health Facilities 4220 S, Maryland Parkway Suite 810, Building D (775) 684-1030 Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 Fax (775) 684-1073 (702) 486-6515 Fax (702) 486-6520 Developed in association with the Personal Care Agency Advisory Committee of Nevada Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance http://health.nv.gov/HCQC.htm
• Assistance with bathing and personal care • Preparation of healthy meals • Light Housekeeping Please contact your area Agency to Provide Personal Care Services in the Home provider to find out what services they can offer your loved one.
Nevada State Health Division Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance
Health Facilities 4220 S, Maryland Parkway Suite 810, Building D Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 (702) 486-6515 Fax (702) 486-6520
• Transportation • Any other minor needs related to the maintenance of personal hygiene • Grocery shopping • Customized schedules • Medication
Reminders • Companionship • Laundry/linens
Posted 8/15/2012 Posted 8/15/2012
