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* Is the company you hired to care for your loved ones LICENSED to provide non-medical home care?

Sitters Etc. is licensed to operate a non-medical home care company.  This enures the company is required to ahdere to all licensing requirements and all mandatory audits throughout the year.

* Is the company bonded...do they provide the required WORKER'S COMPENSATION to cover your interests if the caregiver is injured in your home?
 Sitters Etc. is bonded and must also protect its clients by maintaining appropriate Worker's Compensation so as to cover any type of accident/disturbance that may occur in your home related to its caregivers.
 
* Does the company hire any Independent Contractors? If so, how does this affect you if independent contractors (caregivers) hurt themselves in   your home?
Scenario: An independent contractor trips and falls walking into your foyer.  He/she twists an ankle.  Does the company you hire pay the medical and rehabilitation fees of the next 6 months for the caregiver, or DO YOU PAY ALL MEDICAL AND LOSS-OF-WORK incurrments?  The truthful answer will be that you, the client, will incurr all of these fees if the company you hire sends you Independent Contractors... this type of incident happens all too often!
 
* Is the company a franchise or is it family-owned and operated? 
A more vested interest in the quality of care a company provides is exhibited by those who own their non-medical in home care company.  After all, their name and reputation is on the line with each client for which they provide care and assistance.
 
* What training  does the company provide its employees and how often does it require training?
Ongoing training is essential to the success of a non-medical home care company.  Health issues and other new items arise each day.  A capable company which has its clients' best interests at heart will provide this training. 
 
* What topics are covered in your training?
Below is a list of some, not all of the topics covered in Sitters Etc.'s Caregiver Training.
Caregiver Responsibilities                         
Our Clients and Common Diseases                                         
Communication with Clients of Deafness, Alzheimer's, Stroke Victims, etc.                                        
Basic Human Needs                                        
Effects of Aging on Your Body and How to Adjust Physically                                
Common Diseases of the Elderly                                
Abuse: Documentation and Reporting                        
Death and Dying and How to Care for Hospice Clients                       
Safety and Home
Universal Precautions                                        
Homemaking Tasks                        
Meal Preparation           
Transfers and Mobility                                
Continence Care                                        
Providing Personal Care                                        
Medication Reminders                                        
Maintaining One's Dignity