8.4.5: Food Money Procedures
If Home Health Aides/Personal Care Aides will be purchasing food for their patient and their family, they must always follow their agency’s procedures about handling money. They should save all receipts and turn them in to the appropriate place, and account for all money that was spent as soon as possible after shopping. Use checks instead of cash whenever possible.
Always keep to the food budget and the grocery list. They should never purchase items for themselves or borrow money from their patient to buy something for themselves while shopping for the patient. They also cannot do their own shopping while doing a patient’s grocery shopping. Not only is this stealing company time, but they risk mixing up items, receipts, and money. This could lead to trouble.