Home Health Aide

The Home Health Aide...

• Visits each patient multiple times each week to assist with activities of daily living including bathing, skin care, hair care, nail care, dressing and grooming.

• Documents all activities

• Takes vital signs and documents results 

• Notifies the Supervising RN if intervention is needed

• Follows all agency policies and procedures, including patient privacy and infection control

• Represents the agency with professionalism 

Specific activities and visit frequency is set by the patient's Home Health Aide Plan of Care. The Supervising RN conducts a joint visit with the Home Health Aide every 14 days.