Family Home Providers Team Member

Requirements

• Eighteen (18) years old and has a high school diploma or GED; or
• Twenty-one (21) years old;
  • Meets the personnel and training requirements established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation;
  • Has the ability to:
    •  Communicate effectively with a participant and the participant’s family;
    •  Read, understand, and implement written and oral instructions;
    •  Perform required documentation; and
    •  Participate as a member of the participant’s person-centered team if requested by the participant; and shall be provided by a direct support professional.

Job Description

• Family Home Provider will ensure the following regulations and job descriptions are followed:
  • If a participant experiences a change in support need or status, the level II residential
    services provider shall adjust the services provided to the participant to meet the
    participant’s altered need or status.
  • For a participant approved for unsupervised time, a safety plan shall:
    • Be included in the participant’s person-centered service plan based upon the
      participants’ assessed needs; and
    • Ensure that: The participant’s case manager and other person-centered service
      plan team members ensure that the participant can implement the safety
      plan, and the participant’s case manager provides ongoing monitoring of the
      safety plan, procedures, or assistive devices required by the participant to
      ensure:
    • Relevance;
    • The participant’s ability to implement the safety plan; and
    • The functionality of the devices if required.
  • If a participant experiences a change in support needs or status, the participant’s person-centered team shall meet to make the necessary adjustments in the:
    • Participant’s person-centered service plan; and
    • Residential services to meet the participant’s needs.
  • Assist with daily living skills, which shall include:
    • Ambulation;
    •  Dressing;
    •  Grooming;
    •  Eating;
    •  Toileting;
    •  Bathing;
    •  Meal planning and preparation;
    •  Laundry;
    •  Budgeting and financial matters;
    •  Home care and cleaning, or
    •  Medication management;
  • Provide support and training to obtain the outcomes of the SCL recipient as identified in the plan of care;
  • Provide or arrange for transportation to services, activities, and medical appointments as needed;
  • Include participation in medical appointments and follow-up care as directed by the medical staff, and be documented by a detailed monthly summary note.