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Are home care nurses required to live in their patients home especially if the patient is critically ill or disabled?


December 30th, 2023

Home care nurses are not required to live in their patients home.
Certain home care agencies have hourly visits scheduled, or just a visit scheduled. You never live in their home. hope this helps

July 2nd, 2023

I’ve never heard of a nurse

June 7th, 2023

Home care nurses are not required to live in the patient's home if they are critically ill or disabled. I have been a homehealth nurse of a ventilator dependent patient for 19 years and I go home after my shift at 4:30 pm

February 12th, 2023

Not that I'm aware of. They usually have shifts with 2 to 3 nurses doing 8 to 12 hour shifts