Attachment B-6: Homemaker Services

Item # HCBS Homemaker Services Survey Questions Answer Options

How often do the following occur?

  • Always

  • Sometimes

  • Never

1.

My Homemaker treats me with respect.

2.

I am satisfied with the time my Homemaker is scheduled to arrive.

3.

My Homemaker is very thorough in doing her/his job.

4.

My Homemaker stays the full amount of time that is agreed upon in my Care Plan.

5.

I was offered a substitute Homemaker when the regular Homemaker could not come.

6.

Do the Homemaker Services you receive help you to continue to be able to live at home?

  • Yes

  • No

7.

Are these Homemaker Services effective in helping you in your everyday life?

8.

Overall, how satisfied are you with the Homemaker Services you receive?

  • Satisfied

  • Somewhat Satisfied

  • Dissatisfied

9.

Who would you contact first if you had a problem with the Homemaker Services?

  • Homemaker’s Supervisor or Agency

  • Area Agency on Aging

  • Division of Aging Services

  • Do Not Know

  • Others:

10.

In your opinion, how could we improve Homemaker Services for you? Please mark all that apply.

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  • Need the same Homemaker each time.

  • Need better trained Homemakers.

  • I would like to choose my Homemaker.

  • Need the Homemaker to do more for me.

  • Need the Homemaker to arrive on time as scheduled.

  • Need the Homemaker for more hours and/or more days.

  • Need the Homemaker to do things the way I want them to be done.

11.

Please tell us any other suggestions you have to improve the quality of the Homemaker Services you receive.

Comments:

If the survey is to be administered by mail, please do not ask the consumer to identify him/herself, unless he or she wishes to be contacted for follow-up. Add lines at the end of the survey for the consumer to indicate voluntarily a desire for a contact and to provide his or her name and telephone contact information.