{"id":225,"date":"2018-01-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synergyhomecare.com\/ca-corona-92881\/2018\/01\/25\/5-steps-to-prepare-your-senior-parent-for-a-home-health-assessment\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:54:18","slug":"5-steps-to-prepare-your-senior-parent-for-a-home-health-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synergyhomecare.com\/ca-corona-92881\/knowledge-center\/5-steps-to-prepare-your-senior-parent-for-a-home-health-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps to Prepare Your Senior Parent for a Home Health Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Create a list of your senior parent\u2019s care needs. <\/strong>As you and your senior parent research home care providers like Synergy HomeCare Corona, Riverside, and Anaheim Hills, create a list of your senior parent\u2019s care needs, as well as your questions and expectations on how your aging parent\u2019s home health needs will be served.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Call. <\/strong>Once you have an understanding of your and your senior parent\u2019s care needs, call to screen home care providers in your community. Calling first allows you to identify the professionalism and service of the in-home care staff. When you call Synergy HomeCare Corona, Riverside, or Anaheim Hills, you will be greeted by a friendly, knowledgeable, and compassionate office manager who will help assist you with your senior parent\u2019s care needs, provide insight and expertise, and schedule an in-home care assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Interview at home.<\/strong> Once you schedule an in-home care assessment that is convenient for you and your aging parent, a Synergy HomeCare Corona, Riverside, or Anaheim Hills home care staff member will visit your senior parent\u2019s home to further identify your senior parent\u2019s care needs. Before you meet with one of our Synergy HomeCare Corona, Riverside, or Anaheim Hills home care staff members, prepare a list of questions and concerns that you\u2019d like to address. Our home health care members work to ensure that you feel confident, prepared, and cared for throughout the needs assessment process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Check references. <\/strong>Some in-home care agencies cut corners when hiring caregivers and home care providers. To ensure that a home care agency is hiring qualified, trustworthy caregivers, ask if the in-home care agency has conducted a background check on your senior parent\u2019s prospective caregiver. To protect you and your aging parent, Synergy HomeCare of Corona, Riverside, and Anaheim Hills ensures that each caregiver is experienced and dependable. Synergy HomeCare of Corona, Riverside, and Anaheim Hills home caregivers are:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n