When it comes to in-home care, families are faced with the dilemma of whether to engage a private individual or a licensed home health agency. Understanding the advantages of a home care agency might be difficult at times. The advantages of working with Right at Home over working with an individual are outlined below: 1. Insurance & Screening: Right at Home does thorough interviews, background checks, and drug tests on our caregivers. With these procedures in place, you can rest assured that you'll be getting someone who has been hand-picked to deal with elders based on confirmed credentials. Right at Home has bonding, theft, liability, and workers compensation coverage. There are also tax requirements when someone hires an individual privately, not when you hire a licensed home health agency like Right at Home. 2. Finding the Right Caregiver: Right at Home can provide a wide range of caregivers. Agency administrators can link your loved one with caregivers best prepared to fulfill their needs thanks to a large caregiver pool. Our agency has a lot of experience matching personalities and skill levels to a client's specific request. 3. Oversight: Private caregivers are primarily self-employed. Caregivers who work for Right at Home are employees of the company. This ensures that our agency supervises the caregivers to make sure that your loved ones' needs are satisfied. Caregivers use the telephone to clock in, out, and track chores, and these real-time updates are immediately available to our administrators through the home care system. This means you won't have to worry about whether your caregivers arrived on time and followed the care plan! In-home supervision visits are made by supervisors and support staff to ensure the highest level of customer service, safety, and care plan compliance. Furthermore, Right at Home is licensed by the state of Florida and accredited by the Joint Commission. Both these organizations provide oversight of Right at Home. 4. The scope of coverage: When you hire Right at Home, you get access to an additional caregiver pool and our Care Coordinators to help fill shifts if your regular caregiver is sick or out of town. With a private caregiver, you may be forced to rearrange your schedule to ensure that your loved one receives the assistance they require. Clients and their families can rely on Right at Home for support and peace of mind.