The Importance of Home Health Care Agencies (Part II) By Peter Mangiola Rn Msn
Because home health care agencies will play a major role not only in the lives of your senior
parents but in your whole family as well, you should take some time to consider which agency to
hire. What is most important is to assure that you contact an agency that can provide appropriate
care services for the care recipients. Knowing the professionals they’re hiring is also an
important aspect to consider when contacting home health care agencies.
The very first thing you should do is to have a list of accredited and licensed home health care
agencies. This will give you the assurance that your parents would be receiving the best and the
right type of home health care.
Once you already have this list, your next step is to make a shortlist based on how near they are
to your home. This will allow you to personally visit and know more about them. It is important
to know the agency’s operation history as this will help you determine whether they are qualified
to care for your folks or not.
Reference checks are very crucial. You have to make sure that the person providing care for your
folks is not only licensed but also has a clean background. Hence it is important that you ask the
methods employed by home health care agencies in their hiring of health professionals.
Consider the services that the home health care agency offers. You have to make sure that they
offer what your senior parents require as well as whatever the doctor would prescribe to them.
The agency should be able to coordinate well with the medical condition of your parents.
After choosing one particular home health care agency, set an appointment with them. This will
give you the opportunity to discuss with them all the important things that you want to ask and
clarify with them. Make sure the agency allows you to choose the home health care professional
who will work with your senior parents.
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