Anyone out there a home health worker or anyone know where I can find any rules and/or regulations with regard to home health workers?

What I'm looking for is professional standards.

As a home health worker:

are you allowed to accept gifts?

Accept loans from a client/patient? 

My mother used to a number of years both privately and through companies. Obviously private there's a lot of wiggle room, through companies they all typically have rules and guidelines. Obviously mental health of the client ( assuming someone else isn't their representative ) would come into play. I must say my mom always got Christmas presents/bonuses from both the patient and usually a family member of the patient that was pleased with the care she provided. ( can't speak on loans though)---also I think there is a lot more legal loops than 15years ago. 

My mom was a visiting nurse through UofM and she always got gifts. They weren't anything extravagant or anything.. usually like a flower plant from someones garden, a Christmas ornament or something simple. Even working in the hospital in Hawaii she constantly got gifts from patients and their family. When I had Connor one of her patients that she had for a long time had a family member bring beautiful flowers to the hospital for her to bring home to me. We got fresh avocados a lot from their trees and other various things. I don't think there is anything wrong with receiving a gift as long as the gift is not requested by the nurse. If the nurse asks for things to be given to them then I think that is crossing the line. I would think asking for money is wrong whether it is intended to be paid back or not. I think accepting a loan even if offered instead of asked for is wrong too because they shouldn't be burdening their patients with their financial burdens for an offer to be made. 

I don't know the rules and regulations though but I cannot imagine it is okay to burden your patients with your personal problems like that. 

Trough most medical or licensed are practitioners most state and professional licensures state it is unethical to accept any money, gift cards or gifts. Period. The exception is edibles and things that die quick, flowers. Anything more is considered an unethical barder. And shouldn't be accepted by patients/clients. I have been offered many things! Tickets to events, beach homes, etc. I always refuse. I will trade for services though. I am not charging in exchange for a service. That is ethical bc service was not paid for. Etc etc. 

Those are company policies. Your best bet is to check their website and see if their SOP is listed externally. 

No those are reasons to have your license pulled. Not company policy. A doctor isn't a company, a doctor is a boss. He should practice with ethical standards. 

Patients and drug pushers gifts ethical debate 

MN,

There are elder abuse laws. I'm just trying to find them so I have them for easy reference when I file my complaint.

My elderly neighbor is being taken advantage of:

1) neighbor is having short term memory issues.
2)care giver was given one of neighbor's expensive bracelets.
3)neighbor has paid caregiver's electric bill, made at least 2 loans totaling more than $500, paid for either a used washer/dryer or repair to same.
4)caregiver went to nursing home yesterday and convinced neighbor to allow her to sit with her. However, caregiver & agency never informed neighbor her insurance company would be billed. (I undid that yesterday for the 2nd time since neighbor was hospitalized.)

Caregiver thinks she will be with neighbor when she returns home. I need to extricate the caregiver (without going to jail - I'm ready to kill her, no really) AND file a formal complaint with the state. 

One sec 

Elder Abuse Agency help 

National Center on Elder Abuse 

My grandmother choked out her roommate one time. Lol they transferred her to a whole other place. It's not funny but sometimes I giggle. 

Neighbor is temporarily in the nursing home for rehabilitation.

She has many visitors, she doesn't need a paid friend... 

Yea that license should be pulled or up for dicipline of the board. That's not right. Not lawful compensation if the insurance company pays for it. That's considered bribery. No no no. Is she a nurse? 

Not even a CNA.

I'll be spending the next few days documenting EVERYTHING and then filing a complaint. 

Yup. Then the person responsible is who they work for. I highly doubt they want a lawsuit