Snowbirds Living in the Philippines : Finding the Right Home Care Aide that Fits Your Needs is Not an Easy Process

Friday, October 28, 2022

Finding the Right Home Care Aide that Fits Your Needs is Not an Easy Process

Last week, I started searching for home care aide services that serves my area. So I searched on the Internet, and here's the response from Agingcare,com.

David,

Thank you for verifying your information with us. Here are the home care agencies in your city, as well as answers to frequently asked questions about home care, and a printable worksheet of interview questions for you to use during your conversations with each company.

One of our Care Advisors from AgingCare at A Place for Mom will follow up with you in about one week to make sure you have everything you need. In the meantime, if you have any questions or need any further assistance please feel free to reach out to us directly and we will be happy to help!

Home Care Companies Serving Fair Oaks, California

Golden Years In-Home Senior Care
(916) 333-0383

Kindred at Home Sacramento
(916) 826-1509

ActiveCare Services Inc
(916) 993-6298

Pinkheart Limited Liability Co.
(916) 412-3391

The four agencies above talked to me and gave their standard speech to convince me. The deal breaker was my need for a Filipino-American Aide. The only one that provides that requirement was Golden Years. Golden Years have over 100 aides, but only one Filipino-American. My need is only for Light housekeeping and transportation services to errands and doctor/dental appointments. The home care can provide services as listed in the above photo. Today, the Case Manager of Golden years visited me to officially sign for service next week, with 2 weeks of service deposit. I refuse to sign in until I could talk in person to the only Fil-Am aide they agency had. We have a date for Monday. In case you are curious, the cost of service is $35/hour with 15 hrs minimum per week required. It is not cheap, Two years ago, I paid $25/hr for Macrine. She needed more attention, bath, dressing help and feeding. I do not need medical care but just light housekeeping and transportation services. Wish me Luck for this Search! I hope this Fil-American Aide and I are compatible.

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