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Ten questions to ask before choosing an on-site care provider

A checklist for executive directors and owners who are choosing, or reviewing, the care provider that works inside their independent living community.

Choosing the company that will care for your residents inside your building is a bigger decision than choosing a vendor. These are the questions we would ask if we were in your seat.

  • Who employs the caregivers, and are any of them subcontracted?
  • Who supervises them, and is that person in my building or at an office somewhere else?
  • How will I know a scheduled visit happened?
  • What happens when a caregiver calls off?
  • What insurance do you carry, and will you name my community as additional insured?
  • How do residents pay, and what happens when a resident falls behind?
  • How do you handle a change in a resident's condition?
  • How will you introduce yourselves to residents and families?
  • If you are replacing another provider, what happens to its caregivers and its clients?
  • How do either of us end the arrangement, and with how much notice?

What good answers sound like

Good answers are specific. A provider should be able to name the supervisor, show you a sample visit record, hand you a certificate of insurance and walk you through a written start-up plan. If the answers are general, ask for the document behind them.

We are glad to answer all ten for your community. Our transition plan is published on this site.

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