Louisiana

What is it called?

·         Adult Residential Care Home

What services are provided?

·        The facility provides

o       Personal care and supervision

o       24-hour assistance with activities of daily living

o       Supervision of self-administered medication

o       Continuing nursing care (must be temporary, meaning, less than 90 days)

·        Third-party services

o       Facility does not enter into contracts with third-party providers to offer services, but residents are allowed to arrange for additional health-services from a third-party provider

Who can be admitted?

·        Need for assistance with activities of daily living

Who is inappropriate?

·        Need for continuous nursing care

o       Unless the resident provides for private duty care or other home and community-based services and assumes full legal responsibility for the additional care

o       The care must not interfere with facility operations or create a danger to others

·        Danger to themselves or others

·        Needs cannot be met by the facility

·        Consistently disrupt other residents, staff services, or the facility’s general peace and order

What training is required for direct care staff?

·        Initial training

o       Emergency and evacuation procedures

o       The reporting of abuse and critical incidents

o       Five days of supervised training to cover at least the following topics:

§         Infection control, including blood-borne pathogens

§         Any specialized training needed to meet residents’ needs

·        Continuing education

o       Annual training on policies and procedures for medication assistance for employees who assist with self-administration of medications:

Is any public payment available?

·        Not at this time

More Information

Department of Social Services Bureau of Licensing

(225) 922 - 0015

www.dss.state.la.us/departments/os/licensing_.html