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ILRC has trained attendants
that provide personal care services for children with disabilities
(under the age of 21) who
meet program guidelines. Services must be authorized by a physician,
following a nurse's assessment, and individuals must be Medicaid
eligible.
Services that may be performed include:
Planning, preparation, and clean-up of meals;
Making
beds and changing sheets with the participant in or out of the bed, as
required;
Brushing, combing and shampooing hair;
Giving
bed baths and assisting with other baths;
Brushing teeth and cleaning dentures when the participant is unable;
Cleaning and cutting fingernails and toenails of recipients without
contraindicating conditions;
Shaving
with an electric or safety razor, as appropriate;
Giving
assistance to and from the bed to a wheelchair, walker or chair, when a
participant is weight bearing;
Assisting the participant with ordinarily self-administered medications
(open botthes, get water);
Shopping for groceries or household items specifically required for the
health and maintenance of the participant, and;
Applying non-prescription topical ointments/lotions to unbroken skin at
the participant's direction. |
