The following tasks are authorized for the South Carolina Department of Health Caregivers Program.
Bathing - Client needs assistance ranging from setting out supplies to actual hands-on assistance in and out of the tub and bathing
Dressing – Client needs assistance laying out clothes and help with zippers, buttons, or putting on shoes and socks. Client may also need help getting into and out of garments, that is, putting arms in sleeves, legs in pants, or pulling up pants.
Eating – Client may need occasional physical help. Client needs extensive hands-on assistance with eating. The Client may need help holding utensils and needs continuous assistance during meals. Spoon-feeding of most foods is required, but Client can eat some finger foods.
Exercise – Client may need occasional or consistent assistance in completing an exercise routine.
Hygiene – Client needs assistance setting out supplies, or needs hands-on assistance with shaving, shampooing, putting on lotion, or brushing teeth because of an inability to see well, reach, or successfully use equipment.
Meal Preparation – Client has difficulty fixing simple meals that require any kind of preparation. Client has difficulty opening cans and preparing fresh foods for cooking. Client regularly has difficulty seeing or turning burners on and off or sometimes forgets to do so.
Medication Assistance - Assistance with already set-up medications. Client is compliant with taking meds but may need reminders.
Mobility – Client may need minimal assistance walking. Or the Client may have considerable difficulty walking even with an assistive device. Consumer can walk only with assistance from another person or with the occasional use of a wheelchair.
Positioning – Client requires occasional or consistent assistance with positioning in a bed or chair.
Toileting – Client has instances of urinary or fecal incontinence and needs assistance. The Client may have a catheter or colostomy bag, and occasionally needs assistance with management. Client may wear diapers to manage problem and needs some assistance with them.
Transfer – Client may need minimal assistance getting in or out of a bed or chair, or may need hands-on assistance when rising to a standing position or moving in or out of a wheelchair.
Light Housecleaning - House cleaning is restricted to the area(s) of the residence that the Client occupies. A Caregiver may do light dusting, sweeping, and picking up. A Caregiver is not paid to clean the entire house or perform yard maintenance duties such as trimming and mowing. Housecleaning is expected to be done while “multi-tasking” with other ADL tasks.
Laundry - Laundry is limited to the Client’s clothes or bed linens only and is expected to be multi-tasked with other ADL tasks.
Shopping - A Caregiver may assist the Client with going to the store to get the Client’s groceries or prescription pick-ups only.
Medical Escort - A Caregiver can be reimbursed for providing hands-on personal care of mobility, transfer, dressing, undressing, or toileting en-route to, or while at, medical appointments. In some cases, this time can go above and beyond the maximum allowable hours.
