Questions That You Must Ask Before Hiring a Home Healthcare Agency
by Health Now Health Care ServicesFinding the
right home healthcare agency that fulfills all your requirements is very important.
It is one of the most important decisions that you will make for your loved one.
Consider interviewing multiple agencies before finalizing the right one.
Here Is A List Of Questions That You
Must Ask To Make An Educated Decision:
How Much Experience Your Agency Has
In The Home Healthcare Services?
You would
want to hire an agency that has few years of experience and a proven track
record of successfully delivering the home care services. You can also ask for
the references and don’t hesitate to call them and clear your concerns.
Are You A Full Service Home Care
Agency?
You don’t
need to bother about the hiring, scheduling and payroll services as a full
service home healthcare agency will handle all such details. This will ease out
the process leaving you to focus on getting the care that your loved ones need.
Does the Agency Offer both Medical and
Non-Medical Services?
Ask about
the services they offer and thoroughly go through the both medical and
non-medical services. The services that are mostly included are:
·
Personal
care
·
Medication
management
·
Therapy
·
Nursing
care
·
Transportation
·
Meal
preparation
·
Full
time home assistance and much more
Does The Agency Perform Criminal
Background Checks Before Hiring Their Staff?
It is
important to verify whether the agency performs thorough checks such as drug
tests and other background checks before hiring its staff members. You must
have the complete confidence on the honesty and trustworthiness of the home
healthcare provider before allowing him/her to enter your home.
Will They Immediately Start To Give
The Services Or Will You Be Placed In The Waiting List?
It is
important to ask this question to make sure that the agency you are hiring
doesn’t have a waiting list and can start providing the care to your loved one
immediately once you hire them.
What insurance plans do
they cover?
It will help
you to plan financially; if you are aware about this before only that you can
expect help from your loved one’s insurance plans.
Is The Agency Willing To Consult With
Your Loved One’s Doctor To Make The Care Plan?
A care plan
must be based on the recommendations of your loved one’s doctor. It’s a
collective effort between the doctor, patient, family member and the agency.
How They Monitor And Evaluate Their
Caregivers?
Make sure to
ask the agency if they will follow up through calls or home visits to ensure
that the patient and family members are satisfied with the caregiver services.
How Are The Emergencies Handled?
The caregiver
must know how to handle the emergency situation if your loved one experiences
an emergency in the presence of the caregiver.
The above
mentioned questions will help you in finding the right agency for your loved
one and in making the informed decision. HealthNow Home Healthcare, a renowned Alameda Home
Healthcare agency offers
professional care services to meet your needs. Their home healthcare services
offer convenience, competitive pricing and the highest quality care. Their
highly trained and compassionate healthcare professionals include speech,
occupational and physical therapists, dieticians, medical social workers as
well as many others. They provide quality and compassionate care to your loved
ones in the comfort of your own home.
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