Home Health Aide Care Program in South San Francisco, California

Caregivers must be allowed to eat their meals not more than 30 minutes whenever practical at least after working five(5) hours.

Only “Light” housekeeping tasks. Cleaning the bed room of the client, bathroom of the client, dusting furniture, wiping counter tops, dishwasher, trash disposal, taking out trash, washing clothes, folding clothes and putting them away, watering the plants on idle hours, sweeping the floor.

Under the law on personal attendants, housekeeping duties of caregivers are limited to 20% of the scheduled working time.

Caregivers are not housekeepers. Their main responsibility is the care of the client. Light housekeeping are merely incidental to their duties as caregivers. They shouldn’t be suffering to do housekeeping chores when they are done with all the caring routine for the client. Other activities are encouraged during idle time like sorting the mail, reading for the client, doing activities with the client. Heavy housekeeping like washing the windows, getting down on their knees to scrub the carpet or floor is not included. Cleaning the garage or washing the clients car are not normal tasks of caregivers.

When the client or family wants prefers that the caregiver drive the clients vehicle, the client or representative should sign a “Client Transport Waiver” form wherein the client certifies that he/she is allowing the caregiver to drive their car, that the car is properly insured and that the client will include the caregiver's name in the vehicle insurance as an authorized driver. The client will not be charged mileage reimbursement when their vehicle is used by the caregiver for trips on behalf of the client.