Nursing home aide vs home health aid

Differences between nursing home aide and home health aid duties and responsibilities

Nursing home aide example responsibilities.

• Perform Adl's medication administration.
• Assist nurse with the residents with their ADL.
• Treat each patient with genuine, compassion, kindness and respect.
• Assist with colostomy and catheter care under the supervision of the RN.
• Complete proper state training including blood borne pathogens, CPR training and others.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
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Home health aid example responsibilities.

• Clean house, cook, run errands, take to doctor appointments
• Prepare for HIPAA and JCAHO reviews, ensuring require brochures and pamphlets are available to patients in all clinics.
• Conduct insurance verifications for Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance patients.
• Perform ADL's, medication administration, pulmonary therapy, daily physiotherapy.
• Provide physical and emotional support and companionship to senior adults in degenerative loss of memory and/or motor functions.
• Obtain household supplies and run daily errands.
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