{"id":1986,"date":"2016-05-23T14:40:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T14:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/how-ahca-safeguards-the-clients-we-serve-by-requiring-health-statements\/"},"modified":"2021-09-28T16:17:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T16:17:55","slug":"in-home-caregiver-health-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/in-home-caregiver-health-screenings\/","title":{"rendered":"In-home caregiver health screenings: 1 way we safeguard vulnerable seniors."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1986\" class=\"elementor elementor-1986\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5770c08f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5770c08f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b752fba\" data-id=\"2b752fba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cae612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cae612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abby Services is a Nurse Registry licensed and overseen by the Agency fo Healthcare Administration.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e69f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5e69f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>One important rule for in-home healthcare providers is requiring in-home caregiver health screenings for every HHA &amp; CNA who enters a senior&#8217;s home.<\/p><p>The Agency for Healthcare Administration or (AHCA) safeguards seniors is by enforcing these laws, rules, and regulations in Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and other licensed entities including Abby Services.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8f692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a8f692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So what is an in-home caregiver health screening?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b23d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b23d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AHCA or The Agency For Healthcare Administration lays out guidelines that are designed to help protect the population we serve. One such example is the requirement of a health statement from a health care professional certifying that an individual is &#8220;Free of communicable disease&#8221;. The exact verbiage can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flrules.org\/gateway\/RuleNo.asp?id=59A-18.005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0under FAC59A-18.005(6). This is required for every caregiver who enters a seniors home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5540c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5540c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does a health statement screen for?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113c920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"113c920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That&#8217;s a fair question. Abby Services follows all state requirements for caregiver screening and selection. Including the requirements for in-home caregiver health screenings.<\/p><p>That being said, clients often ask &#8220;Will my caregiver be screened for HIV?&#8221;, Will my caregiver be screened for the Flu?&#8221;, Will my caregiver be screened for TB or Tuberculosis?&#8221;, &#8220;What are you doing about the Zika Virus?&#8221;. There are many other valid questions related to health screening.\u00a0<\/p><p>These are very good questions. The reality is that it is impossible and cost-prohibitive to effectively screen for every possibility, which is why we defer to the regulations and requirements that govern our industry. That&#8217;s why we rely on a general practitioner&#8217;s judgment to screen for a caregiver&#8217;s general wellbeing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c367d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c367d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What if I want my caregiver to have additional health screenings?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f063fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f063fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most common requests, beyond a general Health Statement, is for Tuberculosis Screening, specifically when a caregiver is caring for a patient residing in a Nursing Facility. While some facilities may choose to further protect their residents by requiring TB (tuberculosis) screening.<\/p><p>AHCA phased out\u00a0the\u00a0requirement for this testing in our industry years ago in favor of the health statement from a medical professional screening a caregiver for a number of ailments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274b0462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"274b0462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clients may request whatever additional testing they believe is necessary from their caregiver, however, both client and caregiver should consider the cost and benefit of insisting on safeguards above and beyond those required by The Agency for Healthcare Administration.<\/p><p>For those interested here is a link to our local Department of Health&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridahealth.gov\/diseases-and-conditions\/tuberculosis\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TB testing program<\/a>. The Department of Health also has other<a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridahealth.gov\/programs-and-services\/immunization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> immunization programs<\/a> available for those who are interested.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609baf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"609baf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Should you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to speak with <a href=\"https:\/\/abbyservices.com\/our-team\/\">Scott Strachan<\/a> who is an RN and one of the owners of Abby Services. He is well versed in our state requirements and how to help seniors remain safe and independent in their homes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abby Services is a Nurse Registry licensed and overseen by the Agency fo Healthcare Administration. One important rule for in-home healthcare providers is requiring in-home caregiver health screenings for every HHA &amp; CNA who enters a senior&#8217;s home. 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