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7. D.S.S. shall comply with the Older Americans Act in regard to target populations which emphasizes the socially needy and economically needy with special emphasis on low income minority elderly, The North Carolina Division of Aging is emphasizing rural elderly. These target groups shall be identified attempts to aerve the group documented and procedures shall be established and submitted to the Purchaser stating how the target group participants wll be given priority far receiving the service. 8.DSS shall comply with the following: DELIVERY CHARACTERISTICS: A. An'in-home assessment must be made by an appropriate D.S.S. staff member within 30 days of referral. B. Participant must be notified by D.S.S. in writing of their eligibility or ineligibility for Chore services within 20 working days of the in-home assessment. C. D.S.S. will develop and maintain a current written plan of care for each participant. D. Each participant must be reassessed by D.S.S. at least every six montha or more often aa indicated by the participant's condition by a social worker or their professional. E. D.S.S. should be cognizant that clients should be assisted to become self- sufficient and capable of living safely and independently of Chore service whenever possible. This philosophy will enable service to be expanded to assist other "at risk" clients. F. Chore providers will be supervised by D.S.S. G. Chore provider and participant muat enter into a signed agreement witnessed byD.S.S. H. All Chore workers/providers must have at least three (3) hours of orientation training before going on the job. I. Chore workers who perform Home Management and/or Basic Personal Care Tasks must complete at least thirty C30) hours of training (including tile orientation, with primary emphasis on personal care, home management and nutrition topics) within their first year of employment; workers providing Basic Personal Care Tasks (Level I) must complete the first fifteen hoars in their first three months of employment. If feasible, sixty (60) hours of training is recommended. J. D.S.S. must assure that Chore worker is capable of performing (or has h~d' on- the-job training for) the specific tasks required for aa assigned client before that worker is allowed to work independently. K. Before Chore workers are assigned Specialized Personal Care Tasks (Level II) they must have successfully completed at least nine (9) hours of personal care/nutrition training (may be part of the above basic 30 hours), plus any additional hour~ of specialized training necesmary to succe8sfully perform the assigned tasks. An additional nine (9) hours of personal care/nutrition