Clock Out & Attest Your Breaks
End your shift, answer the WA meal & rest break check, and leave a handoff note.
Clocking out does two things at once: it closes your time record and captures a Washington meal-and-rest-break attestation (WAC 296-126-092). After a shift of five hours or more, VentoFlo asks whether you got your breaks. It’s your own after-the-fact statement — never pre-filled, always optional, and it never changes your recorded hours or blocks you from clocking out. Caregivers don’t need permission to take a break; this is simply the record of what happened.
Step by step
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Clock Out
On the Shift Clock, tap the red “Clock Out” to open the clock-out screen.
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Answer the meal-break question
For a shift of 5+ hours you’re asked if you got an uninterrupted 30-minute meal break: “Yes, uninterrupted,” “It was interrupted,” or “I didn’t get one.” Pick the one that matches your shift.
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Answer rest breaks
Note your 10-minute rest breaks (per 4 hours worked): “Took them,” “Some of them,” or “None.”
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It’s optional
Answering never changes your recorded hours — a meal period spent on the premises is paid time — and it never blocks the clock-out. You can leave it blank and answer later from My Hours.
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Add a handoff note
Optionally leave a general note for the next shift and per-resident handoff notes.
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Confirm
Tap “Clock Out.” Your shift closes and your break answers are saved to the record.
Why it matters
- Washington requires meal and rest periods (WAC 296-126-092); a per-shift attestation creates the record that they were offered and taken — or flags when one was missed.
- The answer is the caregiver’s own, optional, and never alters pay — so it documents reality instead of pressuring a “yes.” A meal break spent on premises is paid either way.
- Because it never blocks clock-out, no one is ever stuck on the clock over a break question — a skipped answer can be completed later from My Hours.
