One of the major issues that has been looming in the world of senior care for the last several years is that of an impending care crisis. As the population ages and and the Baby Boomer generation becomes more likely to require senior care services, there has been a disproportionate relationship between the number of people that need care and the number of people that are able to provide that care. It has led to what’s become known as a care crisis in many parts of the U.S.
When care services are short staffed, they are not able to provide the level of care that a lot of people need. This has become much more noticeable during the current coronavirus pandemic. Even those senior homes that have historically received high ratings from government watchdog agencies have not been immune to outbreaks of COVID-19. One of the common themes among those agencies that have been hit the hardest is that they have been short staffed at various points over the last few months.
Now, this by itself is not a cause of a coronavirus catastrophe, but when a care home is short staffed, there are other safeguards that can be compromised. Agencies may go into panic mode when it comes to hiring and background checks and bring in individuals who are not thoroughly qualified or haven’t had time to self-quarantine and ensure that they are not carriers of the virus. The ultimate outcome here is that when an agency is short staffed, it’s a lot easier for sickness and disorganization to enter a home. And unfortunately, it is the elderly that are impacted the most severely here.
We’re here to help you. In-home care is what we do every day, all year round. We know that it can be tough to find a loving, dependable caregiver for a family member, so we try to take as much of that guesswork out of the process as we can. We thoroughly screen each applicant with a background check before hiring them. We want to make sure that people are coming to the senior care business for the right reasons. After we hire someone, we ensure that they have been thoroughly trained before we send them out into the field. We also insure and bond each one of our caregivers in order to protect the families that we work with. We don’t expect anything bad to happen–but we also know that you deserve that peace of mind. It’s one more safeguard that we put in place so that we can promise everyone that we work with that they will get the very best care possible.
If you’re thinking of finding a caregiver for a loved one, give us a call. We offer free consultations. These can be done remotely and with no obligation on your end. While things are chaotic in the world around us, we want to help. Finding quality senior care is one easy way to make sure that the people around you are being kept as safe and sound as possible.
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