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have the agency check with the insurance company directly to ensure the cares are covered under your policy. The agency should be happy to do this for you. • Always ask the agency about minimums – hours per visit and vis- its per week. • Ask about the agency’s back up sys- tem in the event your scheduled caregiver has an emergency. You’ll want to make sure that agency has back-up or on-call staff in this situation. Getting additional assis- tance in the home early on can drastically reduce your risk of a more serious ill- ness or medical condition later on. It may be difficult at first to ask for the addi- tional assistance but you’ve worked hard in life and it may be time you had someone assist or someone “catering” to your daily needs.

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