I have a client I share with another aide. My clients girlfriend showed up with her son for a visit and the aide said she was leaving because it was illegal for her to be here when company came over. This upset my client very much so I'm trying to get clarification on the situation because I have never left when my clients have company.
I agree, its not a law.
Any excuse will do when you are looking for one and visitors conveniently gave her one.
She needs to be replaced with someone that doesn't make it up as she goes.
It sounds like the caregiver just wanted to leave.
When I was working Eldercare, my client had visitors ALL THE TIME. I would make sure she (my client) was comfortable and that the visitors had a beverage or snack if they desired one and then I went to another part of the house and did other things for my client. UNLESS my client was LEAVING with the visitors, I stayed until the end of my shift. Sometimes I stayed anyway, as there was always far more to do in my work day than I was booked for.
If your client is in a NH--then I guess you'd have a different situation, but I am making the assumption that you are caring for your client in their home.
If you work for an agency, talk to them and see what their rules are for such occurences. Just walking out b/c your client has visitors doesn't make sense.
I cannot fathom how this could be 'illegal'.