1) Of course, you’ll want a qualified Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), who is completely qualified to help with light housekeeping, meal preparation and serving, ambulation, assistance with personal hygiene, errands, companionship and more. Only a licensed agency is truly knowledgeable and prepared with a roster of qualified CNA’s. At AHCS, we only hire experienced and licensed CNA’s.

2) In the event that a caregiver gets hurt while on your premises, you won’t want to be held responsible. At AHCS, our caregivers are all covered with Worker’s Compensation.

3) You’ll want to be sure to protect yourself from theft. All of our caregivers are bonded.

4) While on shift, if a caregiver were to have a car accident or accidentally dropped a patient, you’d want to make sure they have liability insurance. All AHCS caregivers do.

5) If you were to hire an independent caregiver, the responsibility of background checks and getting references would fall on you. When you choose AHCS, you get an agency with many years of staffing experience in the home care industry.  Thus, insuring we provide only the best, most qualified and experienced caregivers.

6) When you hire AHCS, you’re not just enlisting the help of one caregiver. You’re getting the total  peace of mind that comes with knowing you’ll have care whenever you need it.  So if your usual caregiver can’t make it one day, we’ll always have another one to fill in immediately.

7) A home care agency may cost a few dollars more per hour, but when it comes to having worry-free and qualified care, isn’t it worth it?

For more information, please call us at 770-736-7977.

Pamela Wegienka, RN CDN, presenter at Loganville Dialysis Kidney Health Seminar

Next time you see your doctor, ask he or she to share your kidney levels with you.

That was one of the statements repeated more than once by Pamela Wegienka, RN CDN, today at a kidney health seminar sponsored by Loganville Dialysis.

“The meet-up was held to educate the community about the causes of kidney disease and treatment options,” explained Jennifer Marciante of Loganville Dialysis Center. The facility specializes in hemo dialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home dialysis treatment.

“On day one of your life, your kidneys are functioning at 100%. But as time goes on, that level drops,” explained Wegienka. “Someone in this room may have kidney disease and not even know it,” she continued.

According to the nurse who represents Baxter Healthcare Corporation, the disease is becoming an epidemic. Poor diet is often blamed particularly with patients who have diabetes and/or high blood pressure.

For information about kidney disease, contact Loganville Dialysis at 676-639-1633.

Shown left to right, Jennifer Marciante of Loganville Dialysis and Pamela Wegienka, RN CDN of Baxter Healthcare Corporation with seminar attendees