Finding the right home healthcare service for your family or loved one might be more challenging than you think. In most cases, you want to find the highest quality at the most affordable prices.

But there are many factors to consider before inviting caregivers or nurses to your home, Salamati is here to help you choose the right home care for your family.

Below are a few questions you need to get answered before signing up with a home care agency.

What service do I need from home Care?

To choose the service the home health care agency should know the following:

• How critical is the patient condition?
• Does he need medication management and complicated care? or simple assistance in Activities of daily living
• Is he fully independent or completely dependent?
• Can he move by himself or does he need partial or full assistance?

Answering those questions will help you know if you need a DHA-licensed Registered nurse or a certified caregiver.

Which home care provider covers my area?

If you’re unfamiliar with any of your area home care providers take some time to look into a few websites.

You can type home health care near me or best home health care near me and you will get a list of all agencies that you can get.

If you’re doubtful you can send a message or call and they will clarify all your needs.

What is the Cost of home care Services?

This question can be very tricky so be aware of the replies.

When asking for a service price you should check the following:

• How many days per week will the service be provided?
• How many hours per day is the service provided?
• Are the staff licensed or not?
• What are the background and certifications of the staff
• Are the staff on the company or their own Visa?
• How long has the staff been with the company?
• Are the prices including or Excluding VAT

If you get a huge discrepancy between two prices you should be alerted. Why is this company much cheaper or very expensive?

Make sure all the previous questions are answered so you won’t get an untrained professional with no health care experience to help your loved one.

What is my loved one opinion on this matter?

Getting an in-home nurse for a patient who doesn’t want the service can cause lots of issues.  So, Whenever possible, let the client choose their own provider or let them be a part of the choice. If you shortlisted a few agencies, you can run them by your loved one and get his opinion on whom to choose. This will improve his acceptance of home care and allow for better retention rates.

Do in-depth research about your provider

Once you have shortlisted a few homes care you should dive deeper to know if they are as good as they sound. How to do so?  Here’s a list:

• Check their website to know how professional they look
• Check their google reviews but be aware of spams comments
• Check how fast and often they answer the previously mentioned reviews
• Call and check their services and their customer services skills
• Ask as many questions as possible to see their response rates
• Check their social media accounts

Interview the healthcare providers

Once you finished your background check ask for some profiles. If you’re happy with a few profiles, schedule a zoom call or a home visit to see if the staff is compatible with your loved one.

About Salamati Home Healthcare

Salamati home health care is one of the premium health provider agencies in Dubai. Our services vary from simple caregiving to complicated nursing at home.

Our main focus is patient safety and satisfaction which is why our employees go through a comprehensive hiring and on boarding process. We are available for you whenever and wherever you are, our team works 24/7 all year long and during holidays to make sure you get your health care needs at the comfort of your home, hotel, or office.