-We provide care in the setting most familiar to your loved one.

One of the greatest needs of seniors, convalescents, new mothers and those with chronic illnesses is in-home, non-medical care. Founders Homecare, Inc. provides a variety of caregivers including home health aides and certified nursing assistants. Our caregivers make it possible for people with functional limitations to remain at home in a comfortable, familiar environment, providing a wide range of assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, assisting with ambulation or transferring, toileting, feeding and providing medication reminders. In addition, Founders’caregivers help with what professionals call instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), such as shopping, meal preparation, making medical appointments, transportation, laundry and companionship. All of our services may be provided in your loved one’s home, or wherever your loved one may be situated on a temporary or permanent basis. Founders Homecare, Inc. provides home health caregiver services for those who need several hours per day of assistance for several days per week, up to those who need full-time care.

-We attend to all payroll, tax, and insurance issues, eliminating potential liabilities to the family.

Tax issues:

As a private employer, the individual or family employing the caregiver is required to pay Social Security, unemployment and payroll taxes.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Unfortunately, some home health caregivers, including some agencies representing those caregivers, represent themselves as independent contractors, misleading the employer (the client or client's family) into believing they are not responsible for these taxes. However, it is the responsibility of the employer to be certain that the caregiver they are hiring for their loved one truly is an independent contractor and is therefore paying his/her own taxes. In many instances, the caregiver will not meet the legal criteria as an independent contractor. If the caregiver has not met his/her tax obligations, this responsibility falls to YOU, the employer. This can be a serious obligation because it may involve interest on back taxes, civil fines and the possibility of criminal penalties. Founders Homecare, Inc. relieves you of these worries because we employ all of our caregivers, and maintain insurance policies that meet or exceed industry standards.

Workers Compensation and liability issues:

You or your family, as the employer, when employing an independent contractor caregiver will be held liable for any work-related injury that occurs on the job. This can include the cost of all medical expenses and any disability payments that might become applicable. Since the homecare industry is noted for work-related injuries, this can be a huge risk, especially if the caregiving tasks include lifting, transferring or bathing. There are also risks related to communicable diseases if the caregiver does not abide by universal precautions that are required by all licensed agency personnel. Routinely, the government become aware of this type of employment situation in which the injury occurred and they will pursue the family for medical expenses and for disability coverage, typically costing the family many times more than it would have if they had the appropriate insurances or if they had worked through a licensed home health agency carrying the desirable insurances. Furthermore, the employer retains any liability that arises out of an injury to the person being cared for or any other person on the premises. If the independent contractor caregiver were to cause an accident, for example, in which other family members suffered any harm or losses, the employer would bear the full responsibility for all costs and compensation. Founders Homecare, Inc. relieves you of these legitimate worries because we employ all of our caregivers, and maintain insurance policies that meet or exceed industry standards.

-We conduct complete background checks on all of our caregivers:

Families often do not have the knowledge or resources to do criminal background checks, license checks or to contact references. It is essential for these checks to be conducted as a first step in safeguarding your loved one against unqualified and exploitative caregivers. Unfortunately, there is the potential for both physical abuse and financial exploitation when work is being done on behalf of a frail, functionally limited, and often cognitively impaired individual. While most individuals who become home health aides do so out of a desire to help others and to contribute to the community, there will always be those who see this type of work as an opportunity to take advantage of someone. This becomes especially easy when the aide and the recipient of care are isolated in a private home setting with little or no supervision. This is critically important whether a family member lives next door or across the country. Founders Homecare, Inc. utilizes an industry leader in qualifying all of our caregivers.

-We provide ongoing supervision of all of our employees.

As a licensed home care agency, it is our responsibility to provide ongoing supervision for our employees, including assisting our caregivers to understand the changing needs of clients, assuring the proper limits of care according to the practice acts of the various levels of professionals, and mediating difficult relationship issues. Furthermore, we can help to clarify the roles of the home health caregiver, and the expectations of both caregiver and your loved one. In situations in which there are personality issues because of cognitive changes or a history of challenging relationships, we will provide guidance and support to both staff and care recipient. Often, supportive supervision is the key to making a challenging situation work, yet another Founders Homecare strength.

-Founders Homecare, Inc. is the homecare agency of choice.

We take great pride in our abilities to assist you and your family in providing qualified, experienced, insured and bonded caregivers for your loved one. When you are ready to hire qualified home health caregiver services, be sure to call us!

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