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If opioids (esp Fentanyl lollipops) or other back box drugs are happening, agency may need to extra paperwork done by the client.
I used two professional caregiver agencies over the six year period I looked after my parents. Both allowed the giving of prescription medicines if the caregiver was a licensed CNA and had also received special certification in this area. I’m not sure if the certification came from the state or their own in-house training. This level of caregiver verses a non CNA came at a higher hourly rate.
The non CNAs could remind my parents to take their medication- which I separated into one of those Day of the Week medication containers every week. But technically they were not allowed to touch the medication - not even to the point of opening the little daily box and handing it to my parent.