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What Your Caregiver Can Do

In accordance with state law, a caregiver referred by Visiting Angels of Tallahassee can help you with many day-to-day needs, including:
  • Showering & Bathing
  • Sponge & Bed Bath
  • ​Hygiene Assistance
         - Hair Shampooing
         - Shaving assistance
         - Applying Lotion
  • Brushing Teeth
  • Toileting Assistance
  • Incontinence Care
  • Bedpan Assistant
  • Emptying of Catheter
  • Dressing
  • Transferring
  • Ambulation
  • Stand By Assist
  • Light Housekeeping* 
  • Assist with Walking
  • Exercise
  • ​Transportation
         - Client Errands & Shopping
         - Doctor Appointments
    ​     - Personal Appointments
  • ​Companionship
         - Conversations
         - 
    Taking walks      
         - Games
         - Encouragement
  • Meal Preparation
  • Meal Planning
  • Feeding
  • Encouraging/Restricting Fluids
  • Hospice Care Support
  • Safety Care

What Your Caregiver Cannot Do

However, there are certain health needs that the State of Florida prohibits a non-medical caregiver from providing, such as:
  • Diabetic Foot Care
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Colostomy Care
  • Enema Administration
  • ​Dressing Changes
  • Wound Care
  • Tube Feedings
  • Hoyer Lift Assist
  • ​​Suctioning
  • Yard Work 
  • Medication Administration
  • Medication Management 
  • Crushing Medications
  • Insulin Injections 
  • Catheter Insertions

* Caregivers referred by Visiting Angels of Tallahassee have not asked us to refer them to clients seeking cleaning services; however, they generally are dedicated to maintaining the current cleanliness status of the home upon arrival and can perform light housekeeping. 
Visiting Angels of Tallahassee
2344 Centerville Road, Suite 105
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
850-320-6062
​AHCA NR # 30211657

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