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Homecare Consultations

If you will fill out the Consulatation questionnaire on-line prior to my calling you for an appointment, I can custom design your interview to fit your particular personality, background, capabilities and desires. I have listed below the topics on which I will educate you and instruments that I will provide you with during the interview:

1. The phone interview with the family- how to screen them for: their ability to pay, the type of client as to make a perfect match re: caregiver to resident, their ability to conform to your house rules, any future problems that could develop re: family dynamics.
2. How to decide what type of client you have the ability and desire to take on. You may want to specialize in dementia patients or the terminally ill, head injury patients or the mentally challenged, brain tumor, cancer, paraplegic, quadriplegic, ambulatory and well-minded or other not mentioned here.
3. How to set up your home to care for specific patients.
4. Menus, meal plans, special diets, tips on how to feed someone, swallowing problems and how to deal with them.
5. How to help the family of an elderly loved one convince them to leave their home and move in with you.
6. How to get the best prices on medical supplies.
7. How to prepare your monthly billing statements and what to charge for.
8. Activities for your residents.
9. Referral sources
10. The rules regarding an unlicensed facility
11. Various forms
12. Dealing with nursing agencies
13. Social workers
14. How to screen your hired help and what you need for your type facility
15. The difference between private/semi-private

16. Injections, medications and special medical equipment
17. Supplies and grocery shopping
18. Outings, going home for the day
19. Special diets, liquid supplements, Thickett
20. Pets, color therapy, aromatherapy, water therapy
21. Supply deposits and monthly fees
22. Special services: Hair done in the home, podiatrists, lab work, nail-care, facials, rubdowns
23. Monthly family reports
24. Your floor plan-how to make it work for you
25. The different types of families you will encounter
26. Preventing negative family dynamics
27. Visiting hours and days
28. Dealing with the doctors and nurses
29. Preparing your bathrooms
30. Safety measures
31. Keeping the air clean smelling in your home
32. Monthly family parties
33. Pre-visit doctor reports
34. Setting up the client’s folder
35. In the event of death
36. Holidays and other special occasions
37. Dealing with denial
38. How to make it their home

I charge only $100 per hour to give you everything listed above and depending on our conversation apart from the teaching. Make an investment in your future! If this sounds like something you might be interested in doing with your life, fill out the questionnaire and we can help you get on your way to a very rewarding career.

Click here to access our Homecare Consultation Form.