PCA Choice

The QP is required by law to supervise all PCA services. The QP is employed by CILNM and will be provided to you as the case manager.

The CILNM Qualified Professional will assist you with your care plan which is based upon the Public Health Nurse Assessment, assuring that your care plan accurately reflects the Assessment. (Your care plan describes your needs and how the PCA will assist you.)

The QP will assist you in::

Communicating changes in your needs to the provider, physician or others
Supervise PCAs to ensure that cares are provided correctly
Orient PCAs to personal cares and needs
Determine whether or not the goals of PCA services are being met
Develop and monitor a month to month plan of care
Review documentation of PCA services provided (hours worked by PCA)
Train PCAs to provide hands-on assistance with special health care tasks
Ensure that the personal care assistant is capable of providing the required personal care services through direct observation of the assistant's work or through consultation with the qualified recipient.
Ensure that the personal care assistant is knowledgeable about the plan of personal care services before the personal care assistant performs personal care services.
Ensure that the personal care assistant is knowledgeable about essential observations of the recipient's health, and about any conditions that should be immediately brought to the attention of either the QP, PHN, or the attending physician.
Review, together with you, and revise, as necessary, the plan of personal care services at least once every 120 days after a plan of personal care services is developed. (initially within 14 days, each 30 days for the first 90 days and then at least every 120 days)
Ensure that QP records are kept

All activities not assigned to the Qualified Professional are your responsibility.