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Advice on Selecting a Caregiver

Advice on Selecting a Caregiver

Jul 21, 2017 | Home Care News

After you make the emotional decision to employ a caregiver – How do you go about selecting someone you can trust with your loved one?

You can get advice from many different sources. My first tip: Choose advice from an unbiased source that is not providing the actual caregiver.

One of the better series of tips I have reviewed comes from Timothy Takacs, an Elder Law attorney. His article, “Ten Tips for Choosing a Caregiver for an Elder”, covers many important criteria.

Tim’s tips include:

  • Assess your home-care needs
  • Write a job description
  • Develop a job contract
  • Know where to look for a caregiver
  • Prepare for interview
  • Interview applicants
  • Check references
  • Gat a criminal background check
  • Hire thoughtfully
  • Monitor

Monitoring helps confirm your selection. Home Care LINK is designed to do just that.

Granted, doing all these steps takes some effort; however, a more rigorous selection and monitoring process will reduce heartache and save money. Perhaps more importantly, it will significantly improve the Quality of Life for your loved one.

JB Holeman

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