According to the California Department of Social Services (fact sheet published in April 2017), “Home Care Organizations and Home Care Aids MAY NOT provide medication assistance (fill pill boxes for clients and/or assist the client in taking medications). Caregivers may only remind clients to take their medications. There is no “medication waiver” that will allow home care organizations or aids legal authority to assist with or provide medication.”
Our services are based on an as needed basis. If your medications are stable and you are feeling good, our goal is to divide as many weeks of medications as your pharmacy and medical insurance will authorise at a time. Often, this means a monthly visit. If, however, your medications change frequently or you have recently been hospitalized or have had a change in your health, our nurses will visit you as often as is needed, weekly or twice a month, until your condition stabilizes and we can return to a monthly visit. Some clients prefer to be seen more often than once a month. Med Divide nurses are flexible and will set up a time for their visits with you that is mutually convenient.
Med Divide maintains strict HIPAA compliance. With the client’s permission, you will be notified of any changes in your loved one’s medications
Med Divide uses the expertise of professionals to organize your loved one’s medications within their own home. Med Divide’s nurses take the time to ask questions, get to know clients and their baseline state of health, including any emotional/physical challenges. During each visit, our nurses will chat with the clients and document any changes in the client’s wellbeing. If necessary, our nurse will call your doctor’s office to set an appointment for an immediate medical evaluation.
Our services reduce the risks for:
- The potential for drug-induced injuries
- Continued use of unnecessary or expired medications
- Negative drug interactions
- Side effects
- Over-medication