Do You Need to Hire a Senior Care Worker?

Do You Need to Hire a Senior Care Worker?

It’s never easy to realize a senior loved one can no longer live completely independently and needs some assistance. But in order to provide the best quality of life possible, some seniors will need a companion or other caregiver to help them stay in their own...
Hiring Senior Care: Options and Questions

Hiring Senior Care: Options and Questions

For families that wish to hire a caregiver for their senior loved one, there are many options available. It’s important to understand these options and to know what questions to ask. There are typically three options for obtaining in-home senior care. 1. Home...
Meeting the Growing Senior Care Demand

Meeting the Growing Senior Care Demand

According to the U.S. Administration on Aging (AOA), in 2015, 14.1 percent of the U.S. population was aged 65 or older, or one in every seven Americans. By 2020, 54 million people in the U.S. will be over the age of 65; by 2040, that number will top 82 million. People...
Guide to Employing Home Care Workers

Guide to Employing Home Care Workers

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a new publication to help families that employ home care workers deal with the very strict wage and hour requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal minimum wage and overtime law that applies...
Hiring a Nanny: the Family Interaction Test

Hiring a Nanny: the Family Interaction Test

There are many concerns to consider when you are involved in hiring a nanny or other household employee, as well as many legalities to abide by to ensure equitable and fair employment opportunities. By taking the hiring process one step at a time, you can proceed with...
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