A Host Home provider is an independent contractor who opens their home and heart to an adult with a development disability, providing daily care, supervision, and support with personal care, meal planning, medications, recreation, and transportation.
Requirements
- Receive the Individual into the Provider’s home and to provide the Individual with appropriate daily care, activity, and full-time supervision
- Prevent any acts of disrespect, abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the Individual
- Document the Individual’s progress and unusual events or occurrences
- Provide transportation for the Individual to service appointments and /or community activities
- Communicate fully, promptly, and regularly with the company about matters affecting the care or placement of the Individual
- Maintain all information and records regarding an Individual in a confidential and privileged manner at all times
- Complete daily notes/grids-thoroughly
- Attend ISP, IEP, or BSP meetings monthly or as scheduled
- Be on time to all meetings, appointments
- Call with 24 hours-notice if cancelling or rescheduling meetings/visits
- Help on the job train Relief providers/staff PRIOR to first day of relief
- Turn in necessary training documentation for compliance
- Report new or changed information to QP
- Review new MARS and Physicians Orders with the previous months and making any necessary changes when received from Pharmacy
- Sign off on back of each page of MAR (any provider/staff who administer meds)
- Sign off on MARS daily
- Sign off on PRN’s, document results on back of MAR (per each occasion)
- Fill out specific required forms for annual dental, vision, medical checks and turn into QP
- Get orders for Adaptive Equipment from necessary physicians
- Have Physician orders signed by the Primary Physician (yearly with annual)
- Complete labs as ordered by physician or as requested
- Have Physician Orders signed by Psychiatric Physician (upon each visit)
- Any Medical changes need to be updated on the Physician Orders
- When labs are completed; follow-up and obtain results from Physician (Psychiatric or Primary)
- Complete annual visits and follow up requirements (get clarification from doctor if not sure)-Physical, Hearing (Not required unless hearing issues/concerns), Dental, Vision
