While often purchased through independent means, long term care (LTC) insurance as an employee benefit is being offered more often by employers. Under this LTC policy, services to meet LTC needs such as adult day care, home health, skilled nursing care, and custodial...
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Senior Care
Illinois Pregnancy Fairness Law
Since January 1 of this year, Illinois employers with one or more employees - which includes household employers - needed to begin providing accommodations for pregnant employees and new mothers. The pregnancy accommodation law, also known as the Illinois Pregnancy...
Senior Care Interview Questions
Hiring senior care workers mirrors that of hiring nannies and other household help. In fact, it is much of the same thing—entrusting the care of your loved one and home to another. In the end, you want a safe, happy, and comfortable home for all who live there, and,...
Home Care Final Rule Update
There has been much discussion over the past few months about the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor's Home Care Final Rule, which would greatly narrow the home health care and companionship services exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....
FLSA Changes Affecting Caregivers and Employers
As of January 1, 2015, the Final Rule created under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will require most direct care workers to receive federal minimum wage and overtime pay protections. Direct care workers are workers who provide home care services, such as home...
Senior Care Payment Options
According to Paying for Senior Care, nearly all money spent on long term senior care comes from government programs (like Medicaid, Medicare, veteran’s benefits, and Social Security); insurance (like long term care and health insurance); personal property; and,...
Senior Care Issues: Home Modification for Seniors
Health and safety in the home is an important issue to consider when the home is where the caring of your loved one takes place. Also, it has become a workplace for your employee. Whether your senior loved one decides to stay in his or her home or to live in your...
Types of Senior Care
Senior care relates to a wide range of care, but commonly refers to services that are extended over a long period of time to people needing assistance in performing normal activities of daily living (ADL). Simply, senior care is the care of older people, especially...
Understanding Senior Care Payroll & Taxes
Have you hired a senior care employee to work in your home? Follow this senior care payroll and tax guide to ensure you are compliant with employment laws. Step 1 - Determine if you have an employee or independent contractor The main difference between an employee and...