A one-page question sheet for comparing home care agencies before you hire.
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What’s on it
- About the agency
- About the aides
- About the schedule
- About the care
- About cost and the contract
- Room for notes
How to use it
Copy the page for each agency you call, so you can compare answers side by side.
Home care is help with daily life, such as bathing, meals and housework, and families usually pay for it themselves. It isn’t Medicare home health, which is skilled care a doctor orders.
Where it comes from
This tool comes from Chapter 9, “Help at Home: Who Does What,” of When Mom or Dad Can No Longer Manage Alone by Mark Duda. The chapter covers who does what at home, from home care to Medicare home health.
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The tools may be printed and copied for personal use within your own family. They are not medical, legal or financial advice.