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The Home Care Bible Now Available for Entrepreneurs Starting Their Own Senior Care Business

July 11, 2018 staronepr Leave a comment

Founder of A Better Solution Home Care Nursing, Inc., Shares Tips and Techniques for Operating a Successful Home Health Care Operation.

San Diego, CA, USA — The Home Care Bible is now available for entrepreneurs seeking to launch a successful business offering home care services to seniors. Written by Lia Smith-Pratt (http://liasmith.net), CEO of A Better Solution (ABS) Home Care & Nursing, The Home Care Bible shares her experience and business tips from more than 30 years in health care and 18 years at ABS providing home and nursing services to seniors.

According to the Family Caregiver Alliance there are more than 8.4 million American seniors that receive long-term care services annually, and 27 million seniors will need some form of care by 2050. As a result, the home care is currently a $93.4 billion industry growing at an annual rate of 3.4 percent. Since more than 90 percent of aging Americans are opting for home health care, so the need for independent home care providers continues to grow at a dramatic pace. The Home Care Bible was written specifically for nurses, therapists, and non-medical professionals seeking to become their own boss and establish their own senior care practice.

“After working with so many home care providers over the years I have seen all the mistakes as well as a variety of successes,” said Smith-Pratt. “To be a winner in home care you need to adopt the right mindset and know where to look for potential pitfalls that could sink your business. Although I originally wrote The Home Care Bible to help ABS franchise partners, the book contains valuable lessons for anyone considering entering the home senior care field.”

In The Home Care Bible, Smith-Pratt shares her tips and techniques to home senior care business owners in how to avoid costly mistakes and build a successful business. It also illustrates how to build a care business with a culture of integrity and dedication to the Spirit of Service.

The Home Care Bible is available in paperback from Amazon or online at http://liasmith.net.

About Lia Smith-Pratt
Lia Smith-Pratt is the author of several books, including “Spiritual Lessons for my Daughters” and “Smart Steps to Big Dreams.” She also is founder and CEO of A Better Solution (ABS) Home Care & Nursing, which has been providing quality home care to seniors for 18 years through its care and placement services and ABS franchisees. When she is not working as CEO of ABS Home Care Nursing, she shares her business insight and experience as a business coach and inspirational speaker.

Smith-Pratt makes her home in San Diego.

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Lia Smith-Pratt
619-585-9011
liasmith@cox.net

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Best Home Care Debuts Blog Series “Navigating Home Care’s Red Tape”

August 28, 2016 staronepr Leave a comment

Best Home Care, a Twin Cities home health care agency, debuts a blog series that provides insights to the various financial assistance programs available for home care services.

Minneapolis, MN, USA — Best Home Care MN, a Minneapolis home health care agency, has launched a new blog series entitled “Navigating Home Care’s Red Tape.” The three-part series features insightful blogs on some of the home care industry’s most confusing topics surrounding paying for home care services in the State of Minnesota. The blog series can be found on the Minneapolis home care agency’s website: http://www.besthomecaremn.com/blog.

The home care professionals at Best Home Care have helped hundreds find affordable solutions for the at-home care services they need without having to pay entirely out of pocket. With a background as a lawyer, founder Andre Best brings a professional understanding of the many programs and options available for paying for in-home supportive services.

“It’s great helping our clients understand the legal side of home care and the various state and federal programs available to them,” said Best. “This new blog series provides a good overview on these programs to help people better understand their options.”

The three-part blog series focuses on three home care programs:

• PCA Choice: A financial assistance program for home care services which provides the recipient the ability to maintain more control. Under this option, the recipient is responsible for organizing home care training, hiring their personal care assistant, and creating a PCA care plan.

• Traditional PCA Option: Under this program, the PCA agency is responsible for finding, hiring, training, scheduling, and firing personal care assistants for their clients.

• Waiver Programs: These are condition specific options to help individuals pay for home care services. Various waivers in the State of Minnesota include: Brain Injury Waivers, Alternative Care, and Developmental Disabilities Waivers.

Each blog goes into further detail on each of the programs and provides links where people can learn more and apply. For more information on these programs or ways to pay for home care services, contact Best Home Care at 651-330-2550 or info@besthomecaremn.com.

About Best Home Care
Best Home Care is a top in-home health care agency providing support for personal care assistants (PCA) and family caregivers in Minnesota. Founded in 2005 by Andre Best, an attorney and former union president, the company offers administrative assistance and educational resources for those providing home care for seniors and individuals with various disabilities and diseases. Best Home Care is a PCPO, PCA Choice, and Waivered Service Provider.

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Andre Best
Best Home Care
2562 7th Ave E #201
North St Paul, MN 55109
651-330-2550
info@besthomecaremn.com
http://www.besthomecaremn.com

Healthcare

Best Home Care Launches Updated and User-Friendly New Website

June 19, 2016 staronepr Leave a comment

Best Home Care, a Twin Cities home health care agency, has launched a new website featuring an enhanced design and more streamlined layout.

Minneapolis, MN, USA — Best Home Care MN, a Minneapolis home health care agency, has debuted a new design and layout for their website (http://www.besthomecaremn.com). The main focus of the redesign was to improve a visitor’s experience by creating simpler navigation options and a more streamlined site map. An elegant web design was included in the new site to provide a modern feel.

The home care professionals at Best Home Care began pouring over the PCA agency’s old website to determine what could be improved in late 2015. After deciding on an improved site layout and design, the home care team passed it along to the company’s web designers to bring it to life. After several rounds of refinement and revisions, the new Best Home Care website was launched on April 21, 2016.

Some items addressed in the Best Home Care website redesign included:
– Simplified the main menu to include seven headings instead of the eleven on the previous website
– Reorganized the content on various pages to help visitors find caregiving resources conveniently
– Streamlined the homepage to appear much cleaner with clear paths for information
– Applied larger font sizes throughout the website to assist those with vision challenges

“All the home care professionals here at Best Home Care are excited about our new website,” said Andre Best, Owner of Best Home Care. “Since taking it live, we have received a lot of positive feedback and compliments!”

While many items were updated throughout the design, most of the features and resources of the old site remain present. In addition to basic information about the Minnesota home care agency, the website features a plethora of resources for personal care assistants and family caregivers as well as valuable caregiver support tools. One of the website’s most visited pages since launch is the Get Paid for Taking Care of a Family Member. This page explains the different approaches for a family caregiver to be compensated for their in-home supportive services.

The Best Home Care website redesign was performed by Brandography, a Minneapolis digital marketing agency.

Media Contact:
Andre Best
Best Home Care
2562 7th Ave E #201
North St Paul, MN 55109
651-330-2550
info@besthomecaremn.com
http://www.besthomecaremn.com

Healthcare

Best Home Care Releases New White Paper on Becoming Certified Disabled

January 30, 2016 staronepr Leave a comment

Best Home Care, a Twin Cities home health care agency, has released a white paper entitled, Learn the Different Paths to Becoming Certified Disabled in the State of Minnesota. This home care resources is downloadable for free on the home health agency’s website.

Minneapolis, MN, USA (January 30, 2016) — Best Home Care, a Minneapolis home health care agency, has released a new white paper entitled, Learn the Different Paths to Becoming Certified Disabled in the State of Minnesota. The white paper examines the benefits of becoming certified disabled and explains the various processes of certifying disabilities in an easy to understand manner. The home care professionals at Best Home Care have made this caregiver resource downloadable for free on their website. Those interested in accessing this new white paper should visit http://www.besthomecaremn.com to learn more.

Individuals with a certified disability are eligible to receive Medical Assistance, which may be used to pay for home care services and other critical goods and resources. Best Home Care’s white paper offers step-by-step guidance on how to go about certifying disabilities and includes links to the correct forms and webpages needed to complete the certification process. The 9-page paper also explains when it’s necessary to have a disability certified, the general criteria for determining disabilities, and lists several disorders and diseases that are considered “disabling” by the Social Security Administration.

Becoming certified disabled can be a confusing process and the Minnesota home care agency receives calls nearly every week asking for assistance and guidance. “Our home care professionals saw an opportunity to help a lot more people, a lot more efficiently,” said Andre Best, Owner of Best Home Care. “In just a month, this white paper has proved itself as an invaluable resource for our home care clients and personal care assistants throughout the Twin Cities. The response has been tremendous!”

In an effort to help as many people as possible, Best Home Care is offering this white paper as a free download on their website. This is the second white paper released by Best Home Care, In 2015, the home health agency released its first white paper entitled, Learn Valuable Information for Getting Paid to Take Care of Your Family Member or Friend. Best Home Care’s website also contains many other free downloadable caregiver resources including white papers, home care articles, blog posts, and links to various caregiver support sites.

Media Contact:
Andre Best
Best Home Care
2562 7th Ave E #201
North St Paul, MN 55109
651-330-2550
info@besthomecaremn.com
http://www.besthomecaremn.com

Business, Healthcare

Best Home Care Announces Same-Day Paychecks For Employees and Personal Care Assistants

November 23, 2015 staronepr Leave a comment

Best Home Care, a Twin Cities home health care agency, has begun providing employees with same-day paychecks. This announcement comes after the passing of new laws requiring Minnesota home care agencies to provide overtime payment.

Minneapolis, MN, USA (November 23, 2015) — Best Home Care, a Minneapolis home care agency, is now offering same-day paychecks to their entire staff of home care professionals and personal care assistants. This news comes after the passing of a law in the State of Minnesota that requires Minnesota home care agencies to compensate their PCAs for every hour of overtime worked. The new bill signals a momentous shift in home care administration practices and Best Home Care is proud to be a leader in this movement.

By offering same-day paychecks, Best Home Care seeks to provide an efficient solution to a common need among home care professionals and family caregivers. Using Best Home Care’s exclusive Homecare Timesheet App, personal care assistants are able to request payments when they need them instead of waiting until the end of a pay period. The Minnesota PCA agency also allows their employees to submit timesheets via fax, email, and electronic PDF while offering timesheet reminders via telephone or email.

“Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for our personal care assistants to be compensated for the home health care services they provide,” said Andre Best, Owner of Best Home Care. “Often times, PCAs will have difficulty submitting their timesheets on time or have a small mistake on their timesheet. Instead of waiting another two weeks to be paid, we seek to provide a way for our home care professionals to receive their money when they need it.”

On October 13th, the new home care overtime laws went into effect throughout Minnesota. This law greatly benefits personal care attendants working for a home care agency that provides overtime pay as they are now compensated for their work. However, a good number of Minnesota PCA agencies do not allow for overtime pay and as a result, these agencies were forced to cut employee’s hours to comply with the new state requirements. Despite these recent legislative changes within the home health care industry, Best Home Care has not cut any hours or pay rates for their personal care assistants; staying true to a promise that owner Andre Best made to employees.

Media Contact:
Andre Best
Best Home Care
2562 7th Ave E #201
North St Paul, MN 55109
651-330-2550
info@besthomecaremn.com
http://www.besthomecaremn.com

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Best Home Care Announces New Benefits For Its Home Care Employees

July 26, 2015 staronepr Leave a comment

Best Home Care, a Twin Cities home health care agency, provides resources for personal care assistants and family caregivers to stay healthy while providing home care services.

Minneapolis, MN, USA (July 26, 2015) — Best Home Care, a Minnesota home care agency, is excited to offer new benefits for its home care workers including paid time off and a higher starting wage for all employees, plus free preventative health care for full-time employees and their dependents. These added benefits come upon the ratification of a new union contract that specifies PTO and pay rates for all home care workers serving consumer directed recipients. Best Home Care will make these benefits available to all its employees, regardless if they are union members or not.

As of July 1st, all employees of Best Home Care will now receive paid time off hours, which they can use to take time for themselves or to be with their families. This marks the first time the home care company will offer PTO to both its full and part-time employees. In line with the specifications outlined in the newly ratified union contract, Best Home Care has adjusted the starting wage for all its home care workers to $10.75. This rate is the new industry standard across all home care agencies in Minnesota.

Best Home Care is also offering a free preventive health care plan for all of its full-time employees and their dependents. The health care plan will cover preventative health services, such as shots and screening tests, at no cost to the home care worker. This marks the first time in the home care agency’s history that it will offer health benefits to its home care professionals at no charge.

“These new employee benefits are just one more way we’re working to make Best Home Care a quality place to work,” said Andre Best, owner of Best Home Care. “We want each of our home care workers to know that Best Home Care has their welfare in mind and these benefits are our response.”

In an effort to make working for and receiving home care services from Best Home Care easy and convenient, the company has updated its HomeCare Timesheets App. This app allows Best Home Care’s personal care assistants and home care professionals to conveniently submit the amount of hours worked directly from a smartphone. The app’s update includes enhanced features such as saved profiles and a new user-friendly time entry screen that makes entering work hours easier than ever.

Media Contact:
Andre Best
Best Home Care
2562 7th Ave E #201
North St Paul, MN 55109
651-330-2550
info@besthomecaremn.com
http://www.besthomecaremn.com