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Questions to ask
Care availability, rates, and services change. Confirm every important detail directly and involve qualified medical, legal, or financial professionals when appropriate.
- Are caregivers employed, screened, insured, and supervised?
- How are schedules and backup caregivers handled?
- Which personal-care tasks can caregivers provide?
Before making a decision
- Confirm California licensing, inspection history, current availability, and all fees.
- Discuss care needs, mobility, medications, communication preferences, and emergency planning.
- Visit in person when possible and observe staff interactions, cleanliness, meals, and daily routines.
- Review contracts carefully and ask how needs or costs may change over time.