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At Visiting Angels of Kern County, we know that
it isn't easy to make the decision to invite a stranger into your
home to provide non-medical homecare. That's why our highly personalized
screening system is the best in homecare and designed to maximize
your peace of mind. You'll have the opportunity to interview any
caregiver who we refer to you. You'll only accept a caregiver
that you feel totally comfortable with. When you review our caregiver
profiles, you're going to be pleasantly surprised to see that
at Visiting Angels of Kern County, character matters!
The criminal screening service that we use is the
best in the business. It checks out the caregiver on a county basis
including social security number, DMV, insurance and verification if
valid for employment in the United States. However, we place most
emphasis on the intangible traits in a caregiver which will mean so
much in your day to day experience in working with them. These
traits include: a caring loving personality, a strong desire to help
people and a family experience of caring for a loved one.
Common traits of our caregivers include prior
experience in home care giving, experience with volunteer
organizations and affiliations with religious organizations. Most
important, all of our caregivers provide references to us from
sources we can trust (other agencies, nursing homes, religious
organizations, charities, hospices, assisted living communities
etc.). It is most important to us to put your needs first! We will
only refer a caregiver to you who has the necessary experience to
fulfill your individual needs.
What this means for you...
Is that we're here to support you not change your
life - YOU ARE IN CHARGE!
You are in charge of everything. Because we are a
non-medical, custodial care agency and not a nursing agency,
Visiting Angels of Kern County will not dictate to you what your
schedule is to be (i.e. what time to get up, when to bathe, meal
schedules etc.). You are the boss. It is our job to adjust to your
schedule and to see to it that you remain comfortable in your own
home.
VERY REASONABLE RATES
Our non-medical homecare system allows you to bring a top quality
caregiver into your home with utmost affordability. Since we are
a small agency, Visiting Angels of Kern County has minimal overhead
compared to most agencies. When other agencies quote high hourly
rates, they are simply passing along their high overhead to you.
Visiting Angels of Kern County clients pay comparatively low
fees. However, our caregivers receive top hourly fees. Other agencies
who charge a higher fee for themselves to cover their high overhead
experience a much greater turnover in caregivers. For this reason,
we can attract and keep the best quality caregivers available.
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