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Standard Assuran~ to Comply with Older Americans Act <br /> Requirem .~nts for Regarding Client Rights <br /> <br />for <br /> <br /> Agencies Prov)ding In.Home Services through the <br />Home and CommUnity Care Block Grant for Older Adults <br /> <br />As a provider of one or more of the s ..drvices listed below, our agency agrees to notify all Home and <br />Community Care Block Grant clients ~ceiving any of the below listed services provided by this agency <br />of the their rights as a service recipiedt. Services included in this assurance include: <br /> <br />-In-Home Aide <br />-Home Care (home health) :' <br />-Adult Day Care or Adult DayHealth Care <br /> <br />Notification will include, at a minimum ~an oral review of the information outlined below as well as providing <br />each service recipient with a copy of t ~e information in written form. In addition, providers of in-home services <br />will establish a procedure document ti at client rights information has been discussed with in.home services <br />clients (e.g. copy of signed Client Bill _'f Rights statement). <br /> <br />Client Rights information to be comm;'/nicated to service recipients will include, at a minimum, the right to: <br /> <br /> -be fully informed, in advance~ about each in-home service to be provided and any change in <br /> service(s) that may affect the well-being of the participant; <br /> -participate in planning and cl~anging any in-home service provided unless the client i~ <br /> adjudicated incompetent; . ~ <br /> .voice a grievance with respei,=t to service that is or fails to be provided, without discrimination <br /> or repdsal as a result of voicing a grievance <br /> -confidentiality of records rela~ing to the individual; <br /> -have property treated with respect; and <br /> -be fully informed both orally ~,nd in writing in advance of receiving an in-home service, of the <br /> individual's rights and obligatibns <br /> <br />Client Rights will be distributed to, an(j discussed with, each new client receiving one or more of the above <br />listed services prior to the on-set of sq'vice. For all existing clients, the above information will be provided <br />no later than the next regularly sched~l, ed service reassessment. <br /> <br />Agency Name: Cabarrus County Del~, rtment of Aging <br />Name of Agency Administrator: MichAel L. Murphy <br /> <br />Signatum~~~~~~Date: <br /> <br /> <br />