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Sheila Korn, President
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Hello and welcome to INDEPENDENT SOLUTIONS, an
informative monthly newsletter that offers tips on caregiver solutions, and providing advice on how your clients can enjoy in-home care that is safe and trustworthy.
Seniors At Home, Inc. in San Diego offers highly trained, bonded, and insured caregivers who serve seniors in Hillcrest, La Mesa, Tierrasanta, Rancho Bernardo, La Jolla, and other areas of the county. We are a non-medical home care agency that provides relief to family caregivers and assists seniors with personal care coordination, shopping, light housekeeping, cooking, transportation, medication reminders, exercising, and much more. We invite you to review our services so we can be a resource to you. We are a member of the BBB, The Fall Prevention Task Force, The San Diego Eldercare Resource Team and we are certified by CASHAH. The California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) has established a certification program for companies that provide in-home non-medical caregiving services. Because the state of California does not regulate such companies, the CAHSAH certification protects both those who
receive caregiving services and their caregivers.
Please don't hesitate to call for more information or if you need assistance or know someone who could use our caregiving services. We are here to help you stay in your home, but not alone.
Enjoy our newsletter;
we hope you will find it interesting and helpful. To learn about our caregivers and the services we provide, visit us at
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Why Choose a Full-service Agency for Your In-home Care Needs?
 As we age, many of those day-to-day activities we now take for granted will become more and more difficult. We may find ourselves in need of a Personal Attendant, either on a temporary or long-term basis for assistance with cleaning, driving, bathing, cooking, and other activities of daily living (ADLs).
How can you assist your clients in finding a personal attendant who will take care of them in a safe, compassionate way, and, at the same time, will be reliable and trustworthy? What should your clients look for in a professional Personal Attendant?
While there are many options to choose from - such as hiring a private individual or an agency that uses independent contractors - none provide as much training and security as a full-service agency.
The full-service agency to whom you refer your client should provide not only compassionate and caring Personal Attendants, they should also perform extensive background, reference and DMV checks, cover worker's comp and disability insurance, and do other important screening to give both you and your clients peace of mind. A full-service agency also reduces potential risks to you, as the party making the referral. With individual or agency-assigned Personal Attendants, there is no guarantee that the person you hire has been fully vetted and is insured to cover any mishaps.
Full-service agencies generally provide on-going training programs to their Personal Attendants, thus ensuring a highly professional quality of service. Training programs include CPR/First Aid; specialty care in areas such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, arthritis, etc.; healthy meal planning and preparation, particularly for those suffering from diabetes; preventing falls and injuries; and much more.
According to Rebecca Beckett of Innuity Inc, "While it is important to ask the right questions when your loved one is moving into a new home (i.e., assisted living, nursing home, etc.), it is even more important to ask the right questions when a healthcare provider will be coming into your home. You want to make sure that you are inviting a reputable, caring individual into your living space."
Your clients deserve to be well cared for as they age. Full-service agencies are the best way to ensure the professional care, compassion, and personal attention that your clients need.
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"Old age isn't so bad
when you consider the alternative."
Maurice Chevalier
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