What is the difference between a home care agency, a registry, and an independent employee?
Agency - Best Home Care is a medical home health care agency. Our employees are licensed, bonded and insured by state and federal laws. All of our employees receive orientation and instruction about the quality of service that we expect each caregiver to provide to our clients. We are the employer and you do not assume any liability for that employee. We provide a plan of care and supervise each of of our employees while in your home.
Registry - is an employment agency that, for a fee (usually a percentage of what you pay the caregiver), will refer and place personnel in your home. When you hire someone from a registry, you become the employer and assume full responsibility and liability for that nurse or caregiver.
Independant employee - is an independent person that you interview, hire, and train to provide the health care services that you determine to be necessary. You become the employer and assume all liabilty for accidents that may happen in your home.