How to Find the Best Caregivers for Aging Parents: Expert Tips and Advice | Home Care & Support

How do you find a caregiver?
Whether your elderly parent is in crisis and needs a caregiver with them full time or you just want someone to check on them every once in a while, or something in between, where do you start?
A Google search to find some help can be overwhelming.
Stacy Scarborough of Visiting Angels Georgetown talks to Kim and Mike Barnes of Parenting Aging Parents and shares expert tips on hiring non-medical caregivers. In this interview learn how to find caregivers, whom to talk to, what questions to ask, what to expect and how much you'll likely pay. She also explains the differences and pros and cons between private caregivers and home care agencies and lays out the steps you need to take when you start looking.
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[@stormyhudson9334]

The VA does allow you to hire a private care giver and they vet them for you. You don’t have to go through an agency.

[@parentingagingparents]

There are many different programs so definitely find the one that works best for you!