Posts Tagged ‘ Private duty home care ’

$1,000,000/Month and I-1029 Still Not Delayed

With another state budget forecast due out this week predicted to blow more holes in the state budget deficit, the state legislature still has not officially delayed Initiative 1029, even at a price tag of $1,000,000 per month[ READ MORE ]

Delay Likely, But Initiative 1029 Still Hanging On

The Washington State fiscal crisis means that the likelihood I-1029 will be delayed another 2 - 3 years is very good. But since the law goes into effect before the legislature can act, private duty agencies as well as adult family homes and boarding homes must make some very difficult implementation decisions[ READ MORE ]

Home Care Referral Services: Less Choice, More Cost

Seniors and families looking for home care have many excellent resources to help in their search. For Washington State the Washington Private Duty Association (WAPDA) at www.wapda.org has an excellent website. However referral agencies that charge a fee to a home care agencies present the consumer with less choice and more cost. We urge professionals to develop their own trusted lists of home care agencies[ READ MORE ]

Independent Private Duty Home Care Agencies & Franchises Part 2

Part one of this post talked about the benefits of the franchise model in private duty home care. This post discusses the disadvantages[ READ MORE ]

Senior Home Care is a Family Affair

In senior home care, who is the client? The answer’s obvious, isn’t it?  It would seen the client is the person a home care agency cares for. The client is the older person who needs help staying at home independently, or the disabled client who needs help with transfers and household chores. Washington State law [ READ MORE ]

Private Duty Home Care – What’s in a Name?

Private Duty Home Care is a relatively new term used to describe in-home care for seniors and the disabled that are usually paid for privately by the client[ READ MORE ]

David Lawrence

David Lawrence is the CEO of Family Resource Home Care, a leading provider of senior home care services in the Northwest.