Question

What ideas do you have to decrease the chances of unlicensed home care workers taking care of patients in their homes?

Answer 1

Unlicensed home health care workers can work at homes, nursing homes, clinics and hospitals taking care of the patients.

But unlicensed workers pose a great risk and safety hazard to the patients due to lack of professional knowledge and skills.

It is important to decrease the chances of unlicensed home care workers taking care of patients through following ways:

1. Patients and family should make sure that they hire workers from a trusted and certified health service agency to reduce chances of hiring unlicensed workers.

2. Patients and family should check the background and certification of workers beforebhiring them to make sure that they are qualified for the job.

3. Government and health system should make strict regulations to check on hiring of unlicensed workers.