Our Caregivers

Safe and Sweet Home Care is committed to providing the most qualified and very best caregivers to ensure that you receive the care you need and deserve. At Safe and Sweet Home Care we strive to provide excellence with compatibility when assigning caregivers to our participants. In addition to allowing friends and family members to get paid while taking excellent care of their loved ones, we hire our caregivers in range from ages starting at 18 years old and older as well as within the following credentials:

⦁ Direct Care Worker/Personal Care Assistant

⦁ Certified Home Health Care Aide

⦁ Certified Nursing Assistant

Below is the screening process every aide undergoes as an employee of Safe and Sweet Home Care: 

⦁ Proof of Certification

⦁ In-depth Screening/Interview

⦁ State of Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check

⦁ National Criminal Background Check

⦁ Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Check

⦁ Sexual Predator Background Check

⦁ Child Abuse Background Check

⦁ PPD

⦁ Competency Exam

⦁ Orientation/Training Including the Following Topics

           • HIPPA Compliance/Confidentiality

           • Blood Born Pathogens

           • Safety

           • Hair, Skin and Mouth Care

⦁ Documentation

⦁ Recognizing and Reporting Abuse

⦁ Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

⦁ Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing

⦁ Meal Assistance and Preparation

⦁ Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring

⦁ Assistance with Self-Administered Medications

⦁ Cultural Competencies

⦁ Basic Infection Control/Handwashing

⦁ Universal Precautions

⦁ COVID Preventative Care and Safety

           • Customer Service

           • Professionalism

           • Accountability

           • Time Management

           • Restraint Free Care 

           • Working with participants with an Intellectual Development Disability (IDD)

           • Working with the Elderly/Geriatric Population

Safe and Sweet Home Care conduct performance reviews, PPD reviews and background checks annually, In addition, employees are required to renew their certification by completing an annual training to review any updated state mandates and agency updates as well as all topics covered in the initial orientation and completing the exam.