Mission Statement

Goals and Objectives

Caring Hearts Services LLC Adult Foster Care is committed to:

• Providing a safe, clean living environment for all members in its care;
• Assisting each member in maintaining their highest level of physical, mental, and social well‑being;
• Preserving the functional independence of its members to the greatest extent possible;
• Promoting and maintaining good personal hygiene and grooming skills for each member;
• Facilitating appropriate opportunities for each capable member to participate in local community activities;
• Ensuring that each member retains their privacy, dignity, and respect while living in a protected housing environment; and
• Helping members remain in their homes and in the community with the support of qualified caregivers.

Job Description

The care manager works as part of the multidisciplinary team and is primarily responsible for creating care management plans for each member. The care manager selects, trains, and evaluates each caregiver and regularly assesses whether caregivers are sufficiently meeting the needs of the members. The Nurse Care Manager reports directly to the program manager.

The Registered Nurse shall possess a minimum of an associate degree in nursing. Responsibilities include evaluation and admission of clients under the direction of the Program Director; completion of all medical information (MDS); monitoring client health status; completion of all required paperwork; completion of required client visits (admission, weekly, and monthly); completion of post‑hospitalization visits; semi‑annual health status reports; ongoing training and education of agency employees; and serving on the advisory board.

RN Care Management

Caring Hearts Services LLC Adult Foster Care plans, coordinates, and monitors members’ adult foster care through a qualified RN care manager. Care management performed by Caring Hearts Services LLC’s care manager includes the following activities:

• Conducting initial and ongoing psychosocial evaluation of a member’s appropriateness for Caring Hearts Services LLC’s adult foster care services.
• Evaluating, supporting, and training caregivers.
• Ensuring implementation of each element of a member’s adult foster care plan of care.
• Conducting onsite visits with each member at the qualified setting:
  • Members authorized for Level I service receive bimonthly visits from the care manager, alternating with required visits by the Registered Nurse.
  • Members authorized for Level II service receive monthly visits from the care manager.
• Completing care manager progress notes corresponding with each onsite visit or encounter, or more often as the member’s condition warrants.
• Providing referrals to appropriate community resources if the member requires services other than those provided by Caring Hearts Services LLC Adult Foster Care; and
• Developing an emergency backup plan and personal care contingency plan for each member, including an alternative plan for the member if the caregiver is temporarily unable to provide care.