Home Health Aide

Home Health Aides at Lucienne Home Care provide personal care

and related services in the home, under the direction, instruction and

supervision of the staff nurse and the Director of Nursing. 

 

Our home health aides perform the following tasks:

 

• Assists the patient to maintain good personal hygiene and assists in

       maintaining a healthful, safe environment.

• Plans and prepares nutritious meals, markets when instructed to do

       so by the nurse.

• Assists the patient with ambulation as ordered by the physician and

       approved and supervised by the nurse.

• Assists the therapy personnel as needed with rehabilitative processes.

• Gives simple emotional and psychological support to the patient and

       other members of the household and establishes a relationship with

       patient and family which transmit trust and confidentiality.

• Performs routine housekeeping tasks as related to a safe and

       comfortable environment for the patient, as instructed by the

       professional nurse. 

• Reports any change in the patient's mental or physical condition or in the

       home situation to the staff nurse, or to the Aide supervisor.