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Ill. HFS Handbook for Hospice Agencies, Topic K-234.3
Home Health Aide, Hospice Aide and Homemaker Services
Home health aides or hospice aides may provide personal care services, and
perform household services such as changing the bed, light cleaning and laundering
essential to the comfort and cleanliness of the patient to maintain a safe and sanitary
environment in areas of the home used by the patient. These services must be
provided under the general supervision of a registered nurse. Homemaker services
may include assistance in personal care, maintenance of a safe and healthy
environment and services to enable the patient to carry out the activities of daily
living outlined in the plan of care.
Provenance
- Source
- hfs.illinois.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- hfs-k200-2016-11-01
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