Choosing to hire from an agency

Deciding to get dementia care assistance for you or your loved one is a huge task and very time consuming. You want to find someone who best matches your requirements and needs, able to work the hours you need them for and ensure they are qualified to help you in an emergency situation. The advantages of home care assistance agency are as follows:

1. Supply of vetted carers

The agency will go through an in depth vetting procedure that involves an enhanced DBS check, face to face interviews to further discuss their experience and qualifications and verbal references are personally checked to ensure that you are in the safest hands.

2. Time-saving effortless process

By using an agency like Guardian Carers, we will provide you with a list of carers that are best suited to your interests and needs. We can give you interviewing tips and book in interviews at times that are best suited for you. Once you have chosen the carer of your choice, we will also guide you through all the paperwork that comes with hiring a new carer, for example providing you with sample contracts and a payroll service.

3. Qualified candidates

Our agency will provide you with qualified carers that have specific medical training to dementia, so they know exactly how to handle your care and what to do should your symptoms progress. Our carers will also be able to provide you with certain day to day tasks that can help to reduce the chances of your condition worsening.