Personal Assistant Services

The Primary Home Care Program includes the following tasks:

NOTE: The description given for each of these tasks can be utilized and are comparable to tasks assigned under other PAS programs such as: PCS, PAS Private Pay, AAA, and PAS under STAR PLUS Programs.

• Personal care tasks related to the care of the individual’s physical well-being, including:
  • Bathing, which is:
    • Drawing water in sink, basin, or tub;
    • Hauling or heating water;
    • Laying out supplies;
    • Assisting in or out of tub or shower;
    • Sponge bathing and drying;
    • Bed bathing and drying;
    • Tub bathing and drying; and
    • Providing standby assistance for safety;
  • Dressing, which is:
    • Dressing the individual;
    • Undressing the individual; and
    • Laying out clothes;
  • Meal preparation, which is:
    • Cooking a full meal;
    • Warming up prepared food;
    • Planning meals;
    • Helping prepare meals; and
    • Cutting client’s food for eating;
  • Feeding/eating, which is:
    • Spoon-feeding;
    • Bottle-feeding;
    • Assisting with using eating and drinking utensils and adaptive devices, not including tube feeding; and
    • Providing standby assistance or encouragement;
  • Exercise, which is walking with the individual;
  • Grooming, shaving, or oral care, which is:
    • Shaving;
    • Brushing teeth;
    • Shaving under arms and legs, when requested;
    • Caring for nails; and
    • Laying out supplies;
  • Routine hair or skin care, which is:
    • Washing hair;
    • Drying hair;
    • Assisting with setting, rolling, or braiding hair, not including styling, cutting, or chemical processing of hair;
    • Combing or brushing hair;
    • Applying nonprescription lotion to skin;
    • Washing hands and face;
    • Applying makeup; and
    • Laying out supplies;
  • Assistance with self-administered medications, which is assistance with medication as defined in §97.2(11) of this title (relating to Definitions);
  • Toileting, which is:
    • Changing diapers;
    • Changing colostomy bag or emptying catheter bag;
    • Assisting on or off bedpan;
    • Assisting with the use of a urinal;
    • Assisting with feminine hygiene needs;
    • Assisting with clothing during toileting;
    • Assisting with toilet hygiene, including the use of toilet paper and washing hands;
    • Changing external catheter;
    • Preparing toileting supplies and equipment, not including preparing catheter equipment; and
    • Providing standby assistance; and
  • Transfer, which is:
    • Non-ambulatory movement from one stationary position to another, not including carrying;
    • Adjusting or changing the individual’s position in a bed or chair (positioning); and
    • Assisting in rising from a sitting to a standing position;
  • Ambulation, which is:
    • Assisting in positioning for use of a walking apparatus;
    • Assisting with putting on and removing leg braces and prostheses for ambulation;
    • Assisting with ambulation or using steps;
    • Assisting with wheelchair ambulation; and
    • Providing standby assistance;
• Home management tasks that support the individual’s health and safety, including:
  • Cleaning, which is:
    • Cleaning up after the individual’s personal care tasks;
    • Emptying and cleaning the individual’s bedside commode;
    • Cleaning the individual’s bathroom;
    • Changing the individual’s bed linens and making the individual’s bed;
    • Cleaning floor of living areas used by the individual;
    • Dusting areas used by the individual;
    • Carrying out the trash and setting out garbage for pick up;
    • Cleaning stovetop and counters;
    • Washing the individual’s dishes; and
    • Cleaning refrigerator and stove;
  • Laundry, which is:
    • Doing hand wash;
    • Gathering and sorting;
    • Loading and unloading machines in residence;
    • Using laundromat machines;
    • Hanging clothes to dry;
    • Folding and putting away clothes; and
  • Shopping, which is:
    • Going to the store and purchasing or picking up items;
    • Preparing a shopping list;
    • Picking up medication; and
    • Storing the individual’s purchased items; and
• Escorting, including:
  • Accompanying the individual outside the home to support the individual in living in the community;
  • Arranging for transportation, not including direct individual transportation;
  • Accompanying the individual to a clinic, doctor’s office, or location for medical diagnosis or treatment; and
  • Waiting in the doctor’s office or clinic with an individual if necessary due to client’s condition or distance from home.