The IHCA Home Care “Seal of Approval” is awarded to members that meet specific criteria and are committed to the Quality Standards outlined below.
A Caring Hand Home Care – (208) 342-3013
Alliance PCS, Home Health, Hospice – (208) 552-0249
BlueBird Health – (208) 401-9350
Stonebridge Homecare Solutions – ID – (208) 888-7877
Terrace Health – (208) 506-7200
Trinity Home Care & Resource – (208) 939-8275
Quality Standards include the following:
- Provide a minimum eight (8) hours of initial training to caregivers that include the following areas:
- Eating and Feeding
- Toileting, Incontinence, Personal Care and Hygiene
- Mobility and Transferring
- Dressing
- Bathing
- Medications/Treatments
- Knowledge of program limitations and duties that require a licensed nurse
- Supervision of Cognitive Impairments, behaviors
- Caregiver First Aid
- Demonstration of Personal Cares
- Client rights, privacy, reporting concerns and financial considerations
- Demonstration of Personal Cares (when appropriate)
- Provide eight (8) hours of continuing education to caregivers, annually
- Conduct background checks on all caregivers
- Do TB testing on all caregivers upon hire
- Employ or contract with an RN to provide orientation, training, and coordinate and supervise care.
- Maintain liability insurance
- Provide worker’s compensation
- Implement an active Quality Improvement (QI) program that addresses at a minimum:
- Conduct resident, family, and employee satisfaction surveys
- Client health outcomes such as hospital readmissions
- Protect client rights / person-centered care
- Be able to list the names of the agencies and link to agency websites