Questions to Ask When Hiring a Caregiver
8 Questions to Ask When Hiring a Caregiver posted by Kathy Wetters on February 26, 2011 If you decide on home care, there are 8 questions you should ask the home care agency to ensure your family and loved one remain safe, healthy and happy:
1.If the caregiver becomes ill, goes out of town or is otherwise unavailable,what are the alternative arrangements?
2.Who pays the caregivers ’federal and state taxes,Social Security (FICA) and unemployment insurance so that our family is not legally responsible?
3.Can you verify that the caregivers are legally able to work in the United States?
4.If the caregiver is injured at a client’s residence,who is responsible? (Manyhomeowners’ insurance policies exclude injuries to “domestic employees,”so the caregiver should be covered by workers’compensation insurance.)
5.Do you perform criminal background checks and state abuse registry checks?
6.Do you check caregivers’ references from prior work history?
7.Are you bonded and insured in case of injury or theft?
8.How do you document that your services were indeed completed?
Right at Home goes the extra step with their clients to provide quality caregivers, which is rare in the environment today. They provide a personal, hands-on relationship with each and every person they care for - starting from the first day working with the client - when they personally visit their home.
Dan B.