Tips for Finding Reliable Home Care Assistance
in Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties
In-Home Care Checklist: Questions to ask potential providers
These home healthcare tips and checklist provided by Bayshore Home Care will help you make an informed decision by ensuring that you have asked the right questions and received information about all of the issues and responsibilities related to finding an appropriate agency to provide care for an elderly, frail or disabled person wishing to remain in their home. Private duty care is provided by agencies who work directly with families and the families pay a fee for the services provided.
See Bayshore Home Care’s checklist responses below.
Agency Questions
Skilled nurses (RNs and LPNs) design care plans, conduct assessments, and oversee caregivers.
Yes, Bayshore holds liability insurance for all caregivers and nurses.
Employment Questions
Caregivers are employees of Bayshore, not independent contractors.
Yes. Bayshore provides all of the above. The client is never responsible for providing such benefits.
Bayshore does not employ caregivers to be independent contractors. The client does not pay the caregiver directly. Bayshore pays all taxes and withholdings.
Yes, references are checked, drug screens are conducted and all caregivers undergo a level two FBI background check.
Caregivers are chosen for assignments based on availability, and any specific skill sets requested by the client such as exemplary cooking skills etc.
Bayshore’s nurses remain on-call 24/7. Our trained on-call coordinator communicates with our nursing staff and emergency personnel in the event of a crisis.
Monitoring of our patients and caregivers is our top priority. Our nurses make unannounced visits to homes to monitor care and phone call follow up is routinely completed to ensure client satisfaction. In addition, management staff review client charts on a continued basis.
Yes, Bayshore employs skilled nurses to ensure thorough oversight of caregivers and clients.
Bayshore requires a Guarantee of Payment and consent form to be signed. Each client is required to utilize Bayshore’s services for a minimum of 12 hours per week and 4 hours per shift to remain at an active status. Clients are subject to a re-activation fee if they fall below this minimum.
Yes, a Bayshore nurse will discuss pricing up front and does not negotiate prices to ensure care is never compromised.
As an additional criteria, check out the agency locator at www.NAHC.com to see if the agency is associated with a professional organization that provide ongoing education and best practices for its members.
Services Questions
Bayshore employs highly trained nurses to preform a thorough assessment and custom care plan development. Our nurses develop the care plan by listening to the needs of the client and/or family members.