To provide for the safety and comfort of seniors choosing to stay in a place they call home – their own home, their children’s homes, an assisted living community, rehabilitation facility or a hospital. This type of support is supplemental to hospital stays, rehab centers and in-home care from home health care, hospice care, and/or friends and family. There are two different types of Caregiving Services; medical and non-medical.
Services
- Light housekeeping
- Grocery shopping
- Bathing and dressing
- Companionship
- Transportation/Errand service
- Therapy assistance
- Medication reminders
- Mean preparation
Specialization
- Alzheimer’s/Dementia care
- Stroke/Cancer/Heart Disease recovery
- Hospice/Palliative care support
Preparation
- Veteran status of person in need of care, or spouse
- Long term care insurance policy availability
- Budget for home care services
- Health conditions of the elder in need of services
- Medications currently being administered
- What circumstances prompted the call
Evaluation
Status of Caregivers:
- company employees, or independent contractors?
- Check for criminal background and reference checks
- Social Security, Federal/State taxes, and unemployment insurance, and workers comp paid sheltering hiring family from legally responsibility
- Does Caregiver have professional liability insurance
- Supervisory home visits should be conducted to ensure quality care and client satisfaction
- Understand how scheduling is handled, and no-show replacements
- Look for a free, no-obligation consultation