Hiring Privately

Some people prefer to be the employer of their care giver rather than have a health care service look after the details. Here are a few things to look for and consider:

The below questions and tips are all a part of HomeCare West’s policies and procedures in hiring staff and service standards to their clients, we hope you find them to be helpful guidelines if you choose to hire privately.

What to look for when hiring privately?

When advertising for a care giver try to keep your audience small, otherwise you may be inundated with applicants. Try a church bulletin, local community paper or news letter of a group to which you belong.

SAFETY & SECURITY

	Make sure the care giver can provide references you can rely upon
	Make sure they are sufficiently trained to provide the type of care you need
	Ask for a criminal record check or are they bondable
	Do they have liability insurance?
	Ensure your own coverage by WCB is in place, and you are making the correct deductions when writing their pay cheque
	Will they be able to provide their own back up incase of illness or home emergency?