{"id":3658,"date":"2023-10-17T14:17:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happierathome.com\/dev_staging\/?p=3658"},"modified":"2023-10-17T14:17:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:17:27","slug":"what-to-look-for-in-a-home-care-agency-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happierathome.com\/dev_staging\/what-to-look-for-in-a-home-care-agency-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Look for in a Home Care Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oftentimes families are aware that their loved one may need some extra help at home, but don\u2019t act on it.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s due to denial, fear, or simply not knowing where to start, families that wait until a crisis occurs find themselves scrambling for help.\u00a0 Educating yourself about local options before the need arises will help to avoid making the wrong decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what to look for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are your needs? <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Showering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toileting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Driving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are caregivers:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Employed by the company<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insured &amp; bonded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drug screened &amp; background checks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal &amp; professional reference checks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>References from clients<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continuity of caregivers, and set schedule?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you need a licensed agency?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What to Look for in a Home Care Agency\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0IL9Ylb4-zo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oftentimes families are aware that their loved one may need some extra help at home, but don\u2019t act on it.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s due to denial, fear, or simply not knowing where to start, families that wait until a crisis occurs find themselves scrambling for help.\u00a0 Educating yourself about local options before the need arises will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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