COMPARED TO ASSISTED LIVING OR NURSING HOME OPTIONS:

• Research shows that even for those living with chronic illness or disability, living at home is often the best option for physical and mental well being.

• You don't have to sell your home, downsize, pack, or move.

• The plan of care and/or assistance is personalized to the client's needs, and is provided by consistent caregivers that the client gets to know and trust.

• You enjoy the comfort of living at home such as sleeping in your bed, lounging on your couch, using your bathroom for bathing and personal care, eating at your dining room table, etc. You are surrounded by your own pictures, furniture, scents, music, backyard, etc. Groceries, snacks, and meals are what the client wants, prepared how the client wants, when the client wants them.

• You maintain the privacy that comes with being in your own home.

• You live life they way you want rather than following the rules of the facility (quiet hours, when to eat, what is for dinner, time for social activities, type of social activities, time for exercise, what chair is open to sit in, when you get your hair done, when to take a bath, etc.)

• You choose the social outings or activities that you want to partake in and you choose when you want to do them. You can continue doing the things you love to do at home or out in your community. Also, you can continue entertaining your family and friends in your own home. For some people, social life is better at home than in assisted living.

• You have a personal driver to run errands, go on social outings, get to doctor appointments - this is not the case in assisted living and nursing homes.

• Caregivers for home care generally have undergone background checks beyond what is required by the state.
  

BENEFITS OF PROFESSIONAL HOME CARE vs. HIRING SOMEONE PRIVATELY:

• Scheduling issues, including sick caregivers, caregiver vacations, etc. are handled by the company.

• All insurance, including Worker's Compensation, liability, and bonding, are handled by the company.

• All payroll deductions, Social Security, etc. are handled by the company.

• The client has an RN Care Manager to oversee care, provide consultation, deal with any problems, liaison with doctors, or arrange for other types of care such as physical therapy, chiropractic, or music therapy.

• Family can just be family without having provide care or manage care.

• All caregivers have passed background and reference checks, as well as skills testing.