After much deliberation, you have opted to stay in a home care facility. It can be daunting, but knowing that you will be better cared for in the facility should offer you peace of mind.

Now the question is: how do you pick a good home care facility? What should be looked into? What are the alternatives?

This post will go through the essential items that your loved one can look into while visiting a home care facility.

Consult with qualified professionals and people of the community. Your parent's doctor, financial adviser, attorney, other medical providers, friends, or family members may be familiar with and have worked with good local companies. Your local Area Agency on Aging or hospital social work department can also offer you a list of providers. These resources, on the other hand, rarely give particular advice.

Get to know the people you'll be hiring. When speaking with an agency, get a sense of how they work. Will you be able to interview possible carers with your loved one? How do they deal with a caregiver who isn't a good match? What efforts do they take to guarantee that they are covered and held accountable? How do they manage, train, and support their employees? Is it their goal to maintain consistency, or will your loved one be sent to different staff each time? How many caregivers will be available to cover your loved one's shifts? While rules do help to standardize licensed home care organizations to some extent, these are the characteristics that distinguish one agency from another.

 Look for providers with a track record in the community and in the industry. Examine whether providers are members of local and national organizations including the Alzheimer's Association, Area Agency on Aging, and the National Private Duty Association. Their participation indicates their commitment to their field. A management team with a long experience in the community and profession displays commitment, stability, and a positive reputation that they would want to maintain. The EasyLiving team is involved with a variety of community and professional organizations in the area; click here to see a list of our professional affiliations.

Seek referrals from friends. The best person to give you information is a trusted friend whose elderly is also staying in a facility. They can guide how the process was done and if the elderly is taken care of properly in the facility.

There are many home care facilities available in the country, just make sure they are the appropriate ones for your loved ones.