Attendant Care

Attendant Care (ATC) Duties

ATC may include the following as determined by the member’s assessed needs:

• Meal preparation and clean up (e.g., meal planning, preparing foods, special diets, clean-up, and storing foods)
• Eating and assistance with eating
• Bathing (e.g., washing, drying, transferring, adjusting water, and setting up equipment)
• Dressing and grooming (e.g., selecting clothes, taking off and putting on clothes, fastening braces and splints, oral hygiene, nail care, shaving, and hairstyling)
• Toileting (e.g., reminders, taking off and putting on clothes and/or undergarments, cleaning of catheter or ostomy bag)
• Mobility (e.g., physical guidance or assisting with the use of wheelchair)
• Transferring
• Cleaning
• Laundry (e.g., putting clothes in washer or dryer, folding clothes, putting away clothes)
• Shopping (e.g., grocery shopping and picking up medications)

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