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Is home care right for 24/7 care needs?
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Maybe not. When someone needs care around the clock, home care can fall short if a caregiver calls in sick and there is no backup. Someone also has to manage the providers, and 24/7 home care can cost more than a facility.
Key points
- Staffing gaps are a real risk.
- Someone has to coordinate providers.
- Homes may need safety updates.
Lauren FinkFounding attorney, Everbright Legacy Law
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And so if we have someone who has really high care needs and they require home care and 24/7 care, living in a home-based environment might not be appropriate for them, particularly with the issues that can arise with staff availability. If your home care provider calls in sick for a day and they don’t have a backup person, then an issue can arise where we don’t have someone to help you get out of bed that day, and that can be a huge problem. Other pieces with home care are really that there has to be someone who is controlling and managing the home care company, the providers that are coming into the home.
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