Try: Being proactive about selecting a home health care provider can help you avoid worry heartache and financial and potential legal action knowing that a home health care agency does background checks is just the beginning not all background checks are the same and not all companies exclude potentially dangerous applicants based on the same criteria questions to ask a home health care agency choose the agency with the most thorough background checking process if the agency can’t answer these questions find another one how many years back in the person’s history does the background check cover does the background check cover both criminal and civil records does the company check licensing status across state jurisdictions are credit reports run are department of motor vehicles records obtained are gaps in employment history verified does the agency make the phone calls to references or are they outsourced is evidence of education provided and confirmed what criteria does the company use to deny employment what offenses are tolerated information references "five tips for finding a quality home care provider" by ryan malone available at

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