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The following activities are examples of services
that Visiting Angels insurance has said
meet the definition of covered “Non-Medical-Professional”
Services:
eLight
Housekeeping & Laundry
eGeneral
Shopping
eRunning
Errands
eAssisting
with Pet Care
eMeal
Planning, Preparation & Clean-Up
eCompanionship
& Conversation
eReading,
Letter Writing & Correspondence
ePlaying
Games/Cards
eAssistance
with Entertainment
eVisiting
Neighbors & Friends
eClothing
Selection Assistance
eAppointment
Reminders
ePicking
Up Prescriptions
eArranging
Appointments
eProviding
Escort to Appointments
eProviding
Escort to Lunch or Dinner
eMonitoring
Food Expirations
eAnswering
the Telephone or the Door
eOverseeing
Home Deliveries
eProviding
Hygiene Assistance such as Grooming
and Assistance in Dressing
eAssistance
with full or partial bathing if no
lifting required
eAssistance
in Transference – assisting care recipient to move from bed to
wheel chair, chair to shower, etc as long as it does not require
“dead lifting”*
eAssistance
with Ambulation – Steadying of Care Recipient
eProviding
Medication Reminders - Verbal Reminder to Client to take
Medication. This does not include any service that would be
viewed as medical–professional in nature such as providing
recommendations on dosage or brand
eMonitoring
Diet & Eating - This does not include any service that would be
viewed as medical–professional in nature such as representing
oneself as a dietician
eProviding
Transportation – Incidental transportation of client
only
The following are
examples of services not covered by our insurance:
eDispensing
medicine
eInterpreting
medications or dosage
eGiving
shots or injections
eAssistance
with IVs
eAssistance with glucose or sugar levels test
eAssistance
with blood pressure test
eDressing
wounds
eAssistance
with enemas
eAssistance
with colostomy bags
eGiving
massages or administering physical therapy
eGiving
baths if lifting of client is involved*
eProviding
monitoring service for Personal
eEmergency
Response Equipment
eProviding
transportation of any one other than client
Lifting as referenced in this document is clarified as “dead lifting.”
Dead lifting is when all the weight of the care recipient is being lifted by
the caregiver without the feet of the care recipient supporting any of the
weight. The program is NOT intended to cover the “dead lifting: of the
care recipients.
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ADDITION, LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING DEFINED:
The caregiver employee is not required to
provide a general housekeeping service.
Typical "light" housekeeping tasks to be provided by the caregiver employee
would include:
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Tidying up of rooms
in which the care recipient spends his/her time (bedroom, living room,
kitchen)
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Washing dishes
after meals (wiping spills on sink or floor, "spot cleaning")
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Sweeping kitchen
floor when needed
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Passing the vacuum
in rooms used by care recipient
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Tidying bathrooms
after use by care recipient (rinsing tub or shower after use, wiping spills
on sink or floor)
It is recommended that you hire an
independent cleaning service for tasks such as:
Scrubbing floors in kitchen and bathrooms,
window mirror washing, dusting behind & under furniture, drapery cleaning and
heavy laundry.
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