Caregiverlist.com Provides Solution for Those Seeking Quality Senior Care

March 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Caregiverlist.com, the nation’s online destination dedicated to connecting seniors with quality senior care choices, is helping seniors and their loved ones define care needs and understand the many caregiving options of today.  Caregiverlist.com is rich with objective resources for learning about items such as assisted living, geriatric care management, Medicare and Medicaid coverage, long-term care insurance, senior driver’s license testing and estate planning.  

While there are no national licensure requirements for non-medical senior home care agencies, Caregiverlist.com requires participating senior home care agencies to meet a checklist of standards which industry professionals view as necessary requirements for safety and consistency in care. This list includes background checks, various forms of insurance, training, and 24-hour on-call service, all of which are especially valuable when seniors are being cared for in their own home and no family members live close enough to monitor the care.

Currently, 15 percent of adult children live one hour or more from their parents, relying on the Internet as their number one resource for information. “With the number of online baby boomers expected to double in the next two years, the need for a quality interactive caregiving solution is even greater,” said Julie Northcutt, Caregiverlist.com CEO.

Caregiverlist.com offers the only online resource for researching senior care created by senior home care agency professionals.  Because of this, Caregiverlist.com educates seniors and their families about quality standards and insures only companies meeting these standards are referred.

Caregiverlist also provides the only online career center for professional caregivers, offering proprietary technology to senior care companies for hiring caregivers.

“As the demand for services among aging Americans continues to rise, we are always looking for caring individuals who are self-motivated, trustworthy and have both professional and personal character references,” said Kathy Roslonski, owner of Brightstar Healthcare in Pittsburgh. “Caregiverlist.com has provided us with some of our best caregivers.”

“Since the launch of Caregiverlist.com, we have seen a steady increase in the number of caregiver applicants,” says Northcutt.  “This is how Caregiverlist.com is making a difference in the caregiver shortage across the nation.” Many caregivers are trained as Certified Nursing Aides, but no formal experience is required (other than a caring personality) as licensed senior home care agencies provide training for their staff.  

http://www.caregiverlist.com

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Caregiverlist provides the only career center for professional caregivers including Certified Nursing Aides, Home Health Aides and companion caregivers along with a complete information on senior care options "by state", including costs of nursing homes nationwide.
http://www.caregiverlist.com