Common Mistakes People Make When Choosing A Caregiver
Caring daily for your aged parents or senior loved ones can turn into a burden, especially when you already have a job and a young family to care for. At times like this, hiring an experienced caregiver or an in-home senior care service to provide comfort and maintain independence during their golden years is the perfect solution.
A compassionate caregiver can render personalized service to ensure senior citizens live life to the fullest and with dignity. However, while attempting to expedite the selection process, you can often overlook vital factors and make a poor decision. Selecting the wrong caregiver may not only put a strain on your finances, but it can also be detrimental to the health of your loved one.
To help you avoid errors of judgment that could prove to be costly, Senior Care Safe At Home Inc. has compiled a list of the most common mistakes people make when choosing a caregiver.
1. Paying too much.
Plenty of customers hire a caregiver directly without doing careful research. They end up paying more money than they would have paid for a licensed, bonded, and insured home care agency. It’s also vital not to go with the cheapest option, that may lack quality.
2. Taking advice from a friend.
Many customers hire a caregiver based on a friend’s opinion or after finding them on a website. However, this can be risky as the caregiver may lack proper training and knowledge to provide quality service.
3. Not doing a background check.
Most customers do not know how to conduct a background check and are unaware of the adequate licensure the caregiver should possess. Customers need to request for a copy of the caregiver’s certified nursing assistant license, CPR certificate, and their TB test or chest X-ray.
4. Forgetting to pay withholding taxes.
When customers hire a caregiver directly, they generally do not pay withholding taxes. It creates a tax hardship for the caregiver at tax return time, which usually puts a strain on finances and ultimately ends the relationship prematurely.
5. Not understanding the risks involved.
Customers should be very concerned about the risks associated with hiring the wrong caregiver. If anything goes wrong, for instance, if the caregiver gets injured, the property gets damaged, or an unforeseen accident occurs, the customer will have no recourse.
To avoid these and other mistakes, reach out to the experts at Senior Care Safe At Home Inc. We are a professional in-home senior care in Sterling, VA, and take pride in our quality and affordable home care services. Our certified nursing assistants offer companion services, personal care services, and skilled services to seniors and adults across Fairfax County, Prince Williams County, Loudoun County, Sterling, VA.
For a complete list of our services, please click here. If you have any questions about choosing a caregiver or our services, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact us here.