What Is an In Service Training for Home Health Care?

In-home health and home care providers are mandated to attend in-service training at an employer facility periodically to update client care policies and state and federal regulations, hospice training, review care procedures and learn new skills. State laws regulate requirements for how often in-service training should occur. (In-home agencies pay employees to attend classes.)

Home Health Patient Privacy Rights

• Protection of Patient and Family Privacy

  Home health care professionals are required to review Health Information and Privacy Act (HIPA) and agency rules and regulations concerning in-home patient and family rights, and how to protect health and other information overheard or recorded.

In-home Safety Policies and Issues Reviews

• In-Home Patient Safety

  For the in-home care aide, geriatric physical therapist and social workers, safety issue policies and concerns are reviewed. Issues include removal of floor rugs, observance of faulty safety rails, unsafe appliances, scattered medication pills, rotting food or broken walkways and steps. Proper procedures for recording concerns, neglect, abuse and safety repair request are reviewed.

Health Care Plan and Reporting Procedure Training

• Care Plans and Reporting Records

  Care plan outlines are assembled in notebooks and left in the home. In-home care givers, family, visiting nurses and doctors all refer to the care plan to observe changes and processes. Policies and procedures for reviewing and recording the care plan as evaluated and prescribed by the in-home health care providers is an important topic included for in-service training.

Physical Mobility and Range of Motion

• Mobility and Range of Motion Training

  All health and non-medical caregivers need to be aware of individual mobility and range of motion needs of each patient. In-service training includes movies, lectures, fact sheets and demonstrations of safe procedures for moving or assisting movement for individual patient abilities. Training should include proper use of medical equipment.

Listening and Communication Skills for Health In-Service

• Listening and Communicating requires Skill

  Learning and maintaining skills for understanding and interacting through listening and patience is key for successful relationships with in-home clients. Listening and communication skill training is key in in-service training sessions. Classes should include communication exercises to interact with clients with hearing defects, dementia and mental or emotional problems.

Home Health Visit Procedures and Policies

• Home Visit Procedure and Policy Training

  Procedures and policies for individual agency employees who visit the in-home patient are a part of in-service home training sessions. Home care providers should train and regularly review in-home visit guidelines and charting procedures.