Attn: Nursing Home Providers
Nursing Home Guidance: Temporary Nurse Aide and Hospitality Aide Employment Opportunities for Family Members and Others
Recognizing the critical role that family members and significant others have in the support of residents and the shortage of direct care staff, the Department of Health Services (DHS) is providing information about the existing opportunities for nursing homes to employ family members as temporary nurse aides or hospitality aides to care for their loved one.
Nursing homes that would like to employ family members or other individuals as temporary nurse aides or hospitability aides may do so by using these existing options:
As with any employee, facilities must comply with the requirements regarding background checks in Wis. Stat. § 50.065 and Wis. Admin. Code Chapter DHS 12, regarding health screening and orientation in Wis. Admin. Code §§ DHS 132.42 Employees and DHS 132.44 Employee Development (1), and regarding COVID-19 screening and testing.
For a description of the temporary nurse aide and hospitality aide programs, please see Nursing Home Guidance: Temporary Nurse Aide and Hospitality Aide Employment Opportunities for Family Members and Others.
Please also see the webpage at Planning for Staff Shortages for more information.
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