08 May Should You Work Through an Agency When Hiring Private Duty Home Care Workers?
Should You Work Through an Agency When Hiring Private Duty Home Care Workers?
Home care workers, also known as home health aides, nursing assistants, and custodial care workers, can provide a variety of services that allow an individual to remain independent in their home. They can provide assistance with bathing, dressing, feeding, medication reminders, and much more. However, hiring private duty home care workers isn’t always straight forward.
Hiring private duty home care workers independently can be convenient, but there are some reasons why you should choose an agency instead.
Minimize a tax mistake
The biggest risk of hiring private duty home care workers independently is the possibility of tax problems later on down the road.
Independent contractors pay their own taxes, but if the individual you hire doesn’t have a tax history as an independent contractor, you could end up being responsible for their tax obligations as their employer. That’s not something you have to worry about when you hire through an agency.
Assurance of quality care
Supervision is difficult, if not nearly impossible, for families and individuals hiring private duty home care workers without the help of an agency. It’s very easy for an individual to take advantage of the weak and frail, with little opportunity for recourse for the family.
When hired through an agency, a care worker is supervised by the agency. Each person is background checked and has the proper qualifications. A resolution can more easily be reached if there is a problem.
Easy to switch care workers
Hiring private duty home care workers takes time. If you are unhappy with the care worker you hire, it’s much easier to get a replacement through an agency. If you don’t use an agency, it could take weeks to find a replacement.
Life & Health Care would be happy to be the agency you use for hiring private duty home care workers! Contact us today to learn more about the benefits of working with us.