Different Types of Home Care Solutions Available in Reno, NV and Surrounding Areas

Comfort Keepers of Reno, NV home care solutions are not one size fits all but rather, customized to meet your loved one’s unique needs

Nowadays, there are many different home care solutions for seniors in need of assistance with maintaining independence at home. In order to choose the best option for your senior loved one, it is important to know what is included in various care options and what their main differences are.

To begin with, virtually all home care solutions include a range of services, which can be divided into personal care, companion care, and specialized care. Personal care includes assistance with activities of daily living like bathing, toileting or feeding. Companion care consists of companionship, meal preparation, running errands, medication reminders, and more. Specialized care can include anything from dementia care to end of life care. Your senior loved one’s care plan can comprise of a combination of all these services, depending on their specific needs.

As to the difference between the home care models, they can roughly be divided based on their business models to include employment-based agencies, registries, and individual caregivers.

The biggest strength of employment-based agencies is that they, as the name implies, employ all their caregivers. As they check each caregiver’s background and references, provide training and mandatory classes, oversee the work of their staff, and cover all fringe costs, such as taxes and insurance, among all three home care solutions, this is by far the most popular one. If your senior loved one chooses this option, they won’t have to worry about a single thing, just make the most of their caregiving experience. If they become unsatisfied with any part of the service at some point, the agency is the one who will take care of all problems and make sure the caregivers provide care of the highest quality.

If your parent or relative opts for a registry, on the other hand, your family will be responsible for screening caregivers, overseeing their work, and paying for taxes and insurance. In other words, your family will be the caregiver’s employer. The main role of registries is to connect caregivers with clients in need of care, and some also perform background checks. However, after matching your loved one with a care provider, their part of the work is done. This is also why they are known as matchmaking services.

Like with registries, if your loved one goes with an independent caregiver, your family will be their employer. In this case, you will be responsible for everything, from finding a caregiver and checking their background to covering their taxes and insurance. What makes this option different from the other two home care solutions is that an independent caregiver can be anyone – it can be a member of your family who wants to take care of your loved one or someone you found in the local papers advertising their services.

Comfort Keepers provides professional home care services for seniors by trained caregivers who are carefully vetted before being hired. Each candidate is screened and received a comprehensive background check. Comfort Keepers caregivers are bonded and insured, and upon being hired receive continuing education. 

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