Registered Nurses
Provide licensed nursing assessment, monitoring, treatment, education, and care coordination within professional scope and ordered plans of care.
Staffing depends on the service, program, patient needs, agency credentials, and authorization. The roles below describe the types of professionals commonly used across medical home health and community-based care.
Provide licensed nursing assessment, monitoring, treatment, education, and care coordination within professional scope and ordered plans of care.
Support personal care and authorized health-related routines under the supervision required for the home health service.
Assist with activities of daily living and other authorized personal-assistance tasks based on the individual plan.
Provide habilitation, skill building, community participation, residential, and person-centered supports within authorized programs.
Where permitted and properly authorized, trained staff may support medication routines according to applicable rules, delegation, and program requirements.
Physical, occupational, speech-language, nurse practitioner, physician, and other clinical professionals may coordinate with the agency when included in the individual’s authorized care team.