Specifications include, but are not limited to: Be licensed as an In-Home Care Contractor by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), as required by state or federal laws and/or be in good standing with DHEC. Provide trained/certified staff to render the service being bid for, as outlined in Section 4, Training. Hire Homemakers and Personal Care Assistants that are at least 21 years of age. Contractor must ensure staff adhere and complete to the following: The Personal Care Assistant should never leave the client alone under any condition. Call the Case Manager to bring food, clothing, etc. to the client, and call the Case Manager when food is running low, at least two (2) hours before the end of the caregiver’s shift, Personal care such as bathing, dressing, caring of hair, and changing an incontinent client, helping with prescribed exercises, and assisting in ambulation and transfer, Be polite and respectful to individuals and their families who are overwhelmed by catastrophic illness or disability,