Our Host providers are responsible for taking loved ones to medical appointments. We are usually able to help in the event of an emergency where the Host provider has a conflict. But that help would be the exception, not the norm.
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Our Host providers are paid monthly, upon submission of all of the previous month’s required documentation. Unfortunately, we do not offer direct deposit to Host providers or any other contractors.
Monthly, we receive an invoice for services provided the previous month attached to weekly service log progress reports. These reports are fairly simply with codes numbers for services provided, and checkboxes that have to be initialed. In addition, we require a monthly fire drill, and some simple training data (also coded with initials. There may
As a Host provider, can I also provide day programming in our home and get reimbursed for the day activities by your company?
The HCS program combined with the individual’s social security income covers all of the basic needs of an individual. Typically, the only expenses incurred by a family member might include clothing, occasional gifts, etc.
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If the family of an individual cannot assist with such additional expenses such as clothing, we will pool our resources to help ensure that each individual has adequate clothing. We will also help with a holiday gift, and occasional outings if the individual cannot afford them with their own finances.
We absolutely encourage the individuality and creativity of everyone we serve. We understand that we must support and facilitate creative and recreational interests, and that sometimes means we must put some extra effort into assisting individuals with unique activities. We strive to work out the details, including transportation and supervision, so that everyone can participate
We provide significant orientation and ongoing training to ensure that all of our staff are familiar with the special needs of the individuals we serve. Typically those needs involve increased intervention by the staff due to an advanced need. However, the same attention will be paid to individuals who have less or minimal such needs
Assisting with bathing, hygiene, grooming, meal preparation, and even toileting is always handled with the utmost privacy, dignity, and respect…regardless of functioning level. We serve individuals at all levels of functioning, and we understand fully that even higher functioning individuals may need some assistance in these areas, even of that assistance is in the form
We will implement a bowel movement record for any individual who has a history or diagnosis of chronic constipation. The use of this system requires the staff to supervise toileting, and at a minimum, visually note the toileting outcome in order to document that outcome on the record. For each such individual, all assigned staff
