Family Home Provider (FHP)

• Twenty- One  (21) years old and has a high school diploma or GED; or
• Meets the personnel and training requirements established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation;
• Has the ability to:
• Communicate effectively with a participant and the participant’s family;
• Read, understand, and implement written and oral instructions;
• Perform required documentation; and
• Participate as a member of the participant’s person-centered team if requested by the participant; and
• Family Home Provider will ensure the following regulations and job descriptions are followed:
  • If a participant experiences a change in support need or status, the level II residential services provider shall adjust services provided to the participant to meet the participant’s altered need or status.
  • For a participant approved for unsupervised time, a safety plan shall:
  • Be included in the participant’s person-centered service plan based upon the participant’s assessed needs; and
  • Ensure that: The participant’s case manager and other person-centered service plan team members ensure that the participant is able to implement the safety plan; and the participant’s case manager provides ongoing monitoring of the safety plan, procedures, or assistive devices required by the participant to ensure:
  • Relevance;
  • The participant’s ability to implement the safety plan; and
  • The functionality of the devices if required.
  • If a participant experiences a change in support needs or status, the participant’s person-centered team shall meet to make the necessary adjustments in the:
  • Participant’s person-centered service plan; and
  • Residential services to meet the participant’s needs.

Provide assistance with daily living skills which shall include:

• Ambulation;
• Dressing;
• Grooming;
• Eating;
• Toileting;
• Bathing;
• Meal planning and preparation;
• Laundry;
• Budgeting and financial matters;
• Home care and cleaning; or
• Medication management;
• Provide supports and training to obtain the outcomes of the SCL recipient as identified in the plan of care;
• Provide or arrange for transportation to services, activities, and medical appointments as needed;
• Include participation in medical appointments and follow-up care as directed by the medical staff; and Be documented by a detailed monthly summary note which shall include:

Documentation

• Be documented in the MWMA by a:
• Detailed monthly summary note, which shall include:
• The month and year for the time period covered by the note;
• An analysis of progress toward a participant’s outcome or outcomes;
• A projected plan to achieve the next step in achievement of an outcome or outcomes;
• Information regarding events that occurred that had an impact on the participant’s life;
• The signature and title of the direct support professional writing the note; and
• The date the note was written;
• Progression, regression, and maintenance toward outcomes identified in the plan of care;
• Pertinent information regarding the life of the SCL recipient; and
• The signature, date of signature, and title of the individual preparing the staff note.