Companion Care

Education

All of our companion care staff has obtained 40 hours of in-service and training consisting of course outline, skills checklist, and clinical hours prior to delivery of patient care. In-service and training must be signed off by a registered nurse.

Duties and Responsibilities

The personal care worker assists in providing nursing care by performing simple unskilled tasks from a written assignment sheet. The personal care worker is responsible to the RN case manager and ultimately to the administrator of Hannah Home Health Care.

Activities may include:

• Assistance with bathing
• Assistance with getting in and out of bed
• Teeth, mouth, shaving, denture, nail, and hair care
• Assistance with mobility and ambulation
• Skin care (except wound care)
• Care of eyeglasses and hearing aids
• Assistance with dressing and undressing
• Toileting
• Feeding and meal serving
• Simple transfers
• Changing the bed and laundry
• Light cleaning of the home
• Meal preparation