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I also work for Rescare in Indiana. I have been a group home nurse for 12 years. I have 3 homes,24 clients that I do medical follow-up. We dont do billing any more in our wavier sites. Company gets paid a set amount each month. I dont go on appts unless there is a major issue going on. The staff in the homes take them. I follow up on the appts afterwards, doing charting, making sure any labs, x-rays etc are scheduled. I do weekly charting, monthly summaries,Quartley physical assessments, train monthly at staff meetings on medical issues, new treatments etc. Staff in house passes all meds do tx and call me with any new issues going on with the clients, which means i am on call 24/7. But I have had my houses so long that the house staff pretty much know what to call me about.Staff also do weekly vitals signs. They go thru a 3 day training when they are hired on medicall and med passing. They must pass 2 state test in order to work in the homes... Home supervisors and myself monitor the med and mars daily.. I attend all annual ISP and any Idt meetings as needed. I also work with our Pharmacy in Kentucky on all med issues.Each home has a staff?med coach I work very closely with to make sure all appts happen and follow up is done. I love my job, very rewarding but very frustrarting at times trying to get services the clients need, and working wih staff and all their personalities.. Have a great day and hope to hear from you soon. What state do you work for??? Take care:):)

It depends on you states and agency's requirements.I am an LPN and have been working in group homes for 11 years. We also have over 60 Waiver sites which all have LPN'S. We have one RN who is our DON. I am in Indiana, but the company I am with has sites in 38 states and 5 countries. Good luck in your search...

Your Welcome.. I hope that help you.

Sure.. ResCare. I believe we are in New york, but not 100 % sure. We have a web site you can check out.. WWW.ResCare,com. Hope that helps

Depends on your state requirements. I work for an agency that have group homes and waiver homes. All staff nurses are LPN,s but we have a DON who is a RN. The agency I work for is in 38 states and 5 countries. But from what my understanding it varies from state to state.I have been doing this for 11 years.