Will Medicare or any
other insurance pay for this service? |
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Medicare does not pay for long term
care. We will assist you with filing claims for any
insurance you may have.
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Why use a caregiver
referred by Southern rather than hiring your own? |
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Southern Home Health Care gives you the security of
knowing that:
- Background checks are
performed that exceed legal requirements
- References are thoroughly
checked
- All workers are trained in
accordance with state statutes
- State of the art remote time
tracking that eliminates any question about time of
arrival and time of departure. You pay only for the
time your worker is working for you.
- If you are ever dissatisfied
with service rendered, you have a resource where
your concerns will be heard and problems addressed.
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What's the difference
between a Certified Nursing Assistant / Home Health Aide
and a Companion? |
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Certified
Nursing Assistants and Home Health Aides have
specialized training that enables them to provide
personal (hands-on) care such as bathing, dressing, skin
care, incontinence care, and helping clients to remember
to take their pills. The care they provide includes all
of the services that a Companion/Homemaker provides.
Companion/Homemakers
provide socialization, conversation, grocery shopping,
meal preparation household tasks, and clean up. They may
perform casual, cosmetic assistance such as hair
brushing, applying makeup, and filing and polishing
nails. If the client needs to have a hand or elbow held
to walk or get out of a chair safely the
companion/homemaker is able to assist.
Florida Law does not allow companion/homemakers to
provide personal, hands on care. Be cautious if you have
considered service through a companion/homemaker
service.
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How is a caregiver
screened? |
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Each caregiver is carefully screened
through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement,
through Pinellas County Public Records, and through the
Agency for Health Care Administration (an agency of the
State of Florida). Each person's past work record is
investigated. Our background screening goes well beyond
that of most other agencies. We are more strict in our
selection than state requirements.
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How is my caregiver
selected? |
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Before the start of service, we will
meet with you. We will listen to your needs and
preferences. A worker will be selected with the skills
and personality that we believe match your needs. The
worker arrives at your residence on the first day of
service and provides care. At the end of the day, you
decide if you are satisfied with the worker, or if a
change should be made.
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Can our service be
provided in an Assisted Living Facility, Nursing Home or
Hospital? |
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Absolutely.
If you feel that you or your loved one needs a little
extra TLC while in a facility or hospital, we can be
there for you.
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What happens when the
caregiver is sick? |
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If for some reason your caregiver
cannot make it to work, he or she will call to notify
you. We will seek a suitable substitute for you.
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What if I don't like
the caregiver? |
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We will work with you until you are
matched with a caregiver that meets your needs. Your
complete satisfaction is important to us.
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Who pays the
caregiver? |
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Southern Home Health Care pays the
caregiver and all of the payroll taxes for the
caregiver. Southern Home Health Care meets all of the
Federal and state reporting requirements. The caregiver
receives a W-2 at year end. You have NO liability!
Southern Home Health Care provides workers compensation,
insurance and unemployment insurance for each of its
caregivers.
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Why choose Southern
over any other nurse agency? |
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- Competitive Rates
- Locally owned and operated
means more personalized care for you
- Caregivers who are screened
more stringently than the law requires
- Southern Home Health Care
has a unique, state of the art telephonic time
keeping system. Worker time is tracked to the
minute. No guessing approximate arrival and
departure times. You only pay for time actually
worked.
- Because of our large pool of
workers, we can find the right caregiver for you.
- You have no liability for
payroll taxes, injuries to the worker or employment
compensation. We take care of all that for you!
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