Dear Home Care Organization Licensees,
The Home Care Services Branch has updated the Home Care Services Fact Sheet as of November 2023 and is now available to view as a PDF file on the Resources for Home Care Organizations webpage.
Additional language addresses nonmedical services a Registered Home Care Aide (HCA) may provide when assisting with medication that the client self-administers:
- Opening the client’s medication bottle/canister/blister pack,
- Reminding the client to take medication, and
- Reminding a client to refill medication.
The paragraph regarding assistance with medication that the client self-administers that would otherwise require administration or oversight by a licensed health care professional is now identified in the list of medical services to a client an HCA may not provide.
The document also contains edits to examples of medical services a Registered Home Care Aide may not provide:
- Monitoring/recording blood pressure
- Monitoring/recording vital signs
- Medication administration
If you have any questions, please contact the Home Care Services Branch at hcsb@dss.ca.gov.
