4 Tips for Interviewing Home Health Workers

Hiring a home health worker is a process that requires careful research and scrutiny. After all, not only will you have to trust this person or agency with your medical treatment, but you also be granting them access to your home. Here are five questions you need to be sure to ask when you are interviewing health workers to come to your home to deliver care.

1. Who handles all paperwork and payroll issues for the worker?

When employing anyone, there is a tremendous amount of paperwork that must be taken care of to ensure proper compliance with taxes, insurance and disability, and social security. An advantage to hiring from an agency as opposed to a sole individual, is that they handle all of the paperwork on their end, so you simply receive care and pay your fees. This often comes at an added expense, but for some it is often worth it not to have the added stress.

2. Do you accept Medicare?

If an agency is medicare-certified that means that you can pay using medicare, the government’s health insurance provider for seniors. Agencies are required to meet certain standards in order to become certified, so this is a mark of professionalism and quality care.

3. What kind of background check do you do?

Any business where workers or technicians are sent into the homes of their clients and customers typically do some kind of background screening on all applicants. Being able to trust the person that provides you care is an important facet of maintaining a stress free lifestyle while undergoing treatment.

4. Are your workers bonded?

If an agency says that their home health employees are bonded, this means they are insured to replace anything the worker may break or steal while on the job. The type of coverage varies, so you may want to ask for specifics.

5. Do you check driving records?

If you will need to be driven anywhere as a part of your treatment, for instance a dialysis center, you may want to inquire about the level of care that goes into researching potential employees’ driving histories.

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