In-Home Health Care
Workers
Individuals living in their own homes can hire their own caregivers. Individuals using this option hire, supervise, and discharge caregivers themselves, as opposed to having an agency handle those duties. Caregivers provide services such as housekeeping and personal care (bathing, dressing, grooming, etc.). In-home caregivers are often referred to as home care or personal care providers.
Health Care Worker
List
SDS RVCOG maintains a list of in-home caregivers which is available to private pay individuals as well as eligible SDS RVCOG clients.
The information provided on the
Health Care Worker List is of persons who have been authorized to receive payment by Senior and Disability Services for services provided to clients. The requirements for acceptance are minimal; it only includes a criminal records check for conviction of a serious crime within the last five years and attending a short orientation on the rules of the
Health Care Worker program. The persons listed are not employees of the State or Oregon or RVCOG and are considered employees of individual clients. Senior and Disability Services is not responsible for the quality of work performed or other actions by a provider hired privately. We provide this public information as a service to potential employers and those who are seeking this type of employment. You are strongly encouraged to thoroughly interview and request references of any caregiver you are considering hiring. For more information about employing in-home caregivers: (this information is being developed.)
Unable to Pay for an In-Home
Health Care Worker?
If you need assistance in your home (for example, meal preparation, assistance with bathing, housekeeping) and are unable to pay for the services privately, please contact contact Senior Services in Jackson County at (541) 776-6222; Disability Services in Jackson County at (541) 776-6210 or Senior and Disability Services in Josephine County (541) 474-3110 to ask about the programs available. The goal of the
Health Care Worker program is to make available quality care that supports an individual’s choice to remain in their home with assistance in areas of personal care and housekeeping. We have several types of services for qualified individuals.
Health Care Worker (HCW)
Eligible SDS RVCOG clients may hire a caregiver in the home under the
Health Care Worker program. SDS RVCOG clients should discuss the benefits and responsibilities of hiring
Health Care Workers with their case manager.
Thinking about Becoming a Health Care Worker?
Caregivers interested in working for SDS clients should call any of the SDS branch offices for information on orientation classes and procedure for criminal records clearance.
For more information, contact Senior Services in Jackson County at (541) 776-6222; Disability Services in Jackson County at (541) 776-6210 or Senior and Disability Services in Josephine County (541) 474-3110.
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