Cost Effective A typical cost for a nursing home stay is around $230 to $280 a day. An experienced and professional caregiver from Secure Healthcare LLC only costs $170 to $190 (24-hour shift) a day per person with services provided right in the comfort of the client’s home. One-on-one in-home personal care is a more economic alternative to staying in assisted-living facilities, retirement homes and other institutionalized environments. VVVVVV Downside of Hiring Private Caregivers who have no licensed agency to monitor their work and their performance V Clients who hire caregivers directly on their own because rates are apparently cheaper than those from a licensed agency 1) Can run into the burdens of becoming the “accidental employer” that requires you to provide workmen's compensation and errors and omissions (E and O) and malpractice insurance. If a privately hired caregiver is injured in your home while taking care of a care recipient, you as the homeowner is  legally liable for any medical expenses or other costs associated with the workers' injury. This can devastate you financially. VV 2) A privately hired caregiver who gets sick or can not come to work for one reason or the other may not have a reliever right away. With Secure Healthcare's broad range of caregiver database (background checked with proper identities and credentials as home health aides, nursing assistants, mature caregivers) we can easily dispatch someone on short notice. VV  3) If you hire a caregiver directly outside of a licensed agency, you have to do your own background checking - former employers, experiences, skills and credentials. With Secure Healthcare, all applicants go through a rigid employment background checking and we require applicants to pass a 60-question written test developed specifically for caregivers plus an FBI-live-scan fingerprint. We can even include the applicants to submit a DMV printout of their driving records, if driving is required.   Improved Quality of Life Studies have shown that in-home care improves the quality of life by providing elderly seniors and those with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy their sense of independence and control of their time in the comfort of their homes.   Familiar Surroundings At home, family and friends play a vital role in their recovery and well-being. You are assured that competent one-on one care is provided to your loved one in a familiar and relaxing surroundings. Companionship and Mental Awareness In addition to providing assistance to your loved ones in activities of daily living (ADL) – bathing, eating, mobility, dressing, toileting, grooming and personal hygiene, our caregivers can also stimulate mental awareness by conversing with them in English, reminiscing the past, being their friend , their emotional support and companion when no one else is around. Homemaker Services Home helper services are also available. Our caregivers can drive clients to shopping malls or social events, provide light housekeeping, plan and prepare meals, change linens, organize mail and bills, write letters of correspondences and other chores that can be reasonably accommodated.