
Certified Home Health Aides Available for Medication Reminders
Caregivers we refer are qualified and trained Home Health Aides provide assistance ranging from medication reminders to assisting with personal care.
CNAs and Home Health Aides referred by nurse registries may assist with self-administration of medication. Assisting with self-administered medications by reminding clients to take them at the prescribed time(s) and/or following up to ensure they are taken properly.
Medication Reminder From a Home Health Aide / CNA
Safety is our number one concern. In order to provide the utmost level of quality non medical home care support for families, a registered nurse from Accountable Home Care reviews the medications for which assistance is to be provided. The review of medication is conducted by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to ensure that the referred CNA or Home Health Aide are able to assist in accordance with their training and with the medication prescription.
State of Florida Requirements for Self-Administration of Medication
The patient or the patient’s surrogate, guardian, or attorney in fact must give written consent for a home health aide or C.N.A. to provide assistance with self-administered medications. Be sure to discuss your concerns and challanges with a team member at Accountable Home Care today.
Note: Homemakers and companions cannot assist with medication. They can only verbally remind clients to take medicine.
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Can a caregiver assist my father with his medication?
A licensed caregiver can remind a patient to take their medication. Under the State of Florida LPNs and RNs are able to administer medication and provide medication management. A home health aide or a certified nursing assistant can only remind a patient to take medications. A CNA or HHA cannot even fill a pill box. Often times a family member fills pill boxes or a spouse and then the caregiver just reminds them to take the medicine as instructed by the doctor.
Can a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Home Health Aide (HHA) change a gauze bandage around my ankle?
In the State of Florida an aide can only change a non sterile bandage. If a patient asks for assistance and the doctor's order requires a sterile dressing than this is considered skilled nursing care and requires both a script from a physician and an LPN or higher. Only non sterile applications apply to the scope of a home health aide's or a certified nursing assistant's license.
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Nancy, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) referred by Accountable Home Care
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