When choosing a San Diego caregiver company, it’s important to be sure that the company you are working with will choose and train your caregiver for your specific needs carefully. Many, if not most, caregiver companies simply make sure that the caregiver has been background checked and has received a brief training course on care giving and they are sent out at that point.
While is it obviously a good thing to have caregivers background checked, live-scanned and trained, it is simply not enough. It is not even the most important part of vetting the caregiver who will take care of your loved one in the most vulnerable time of their lives.
The most important piece of making the right match for a caregiver is investing the time to observe if the skill level of the caregiver is adequate and the personalities of the caregiver and client match for this relationship to be “therapeutic.”
Far too many times have I gone into a patient’s home who has a caregiver and they are wholly inappropriate for the client. This is because either they haven’t been trained thoroughly enough in the specifics of care for their particular client or the caregiver is clearly detached and disconnected from their client. The match is anything but therapeutic.
Making the right fit for your loved one is an art and practiced only by people who are professionals dedicated to providing customized care. Don’t go to a one size fits all company to provide the right match for your loved one. It’s best to go to a San Diego caregiver company who will take the time to make sure you have the right match.
You wouldn’t put your children in the care of someone who has simply passed a background check and you are sure is not a felon. You wouldn’t think of trusting your children to caregivers only because they are “bonded” and “licensed,” according to minimal standards. You would make sure the caregivers were really skilled people who loved children and with whom your child felt safe.
Our elders deserve the same care and diligence when choosing their San Diego caregivers.
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