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.

The 2nd Annual “Sweaters for Seniors” was started by Alternative Home Care for Seniors (AHCS) last year. “We were looking for a way our small business could contribute to seniors in our community and came up with the idea,” explains Derrick Merchant, co-owner, AHCS.
Thanks to the help of local media, ‘Sweaters gained the attention of the Galloway School in Atlanta and raised more than 250+ donations in 2008. With more knit pieces than imagined, the program looked to find an organization with a serious need.
Enter Gary Galloway, Volunteer Services Coordinator for Gwinnett County Seniors Services who gladly received many of the donations. “The sweaters were given to seniors facing the dilemma of keeping prescriptions filled before Medicare deductibles were met. They also had to turn down their heat due to increased bills,” explains Galloway. “Many seniors get cold from medications that thin the blood too.”
“To grow the much needed program in 2009, we sought out a business partner who could provide added foot traffic and give people more opportunities to donate,” says Sharna Fulton, Marketing Director for AHCS. “Sweaters for Seniors seemed to especially touch women who went through their closets to find new or like-new sweaters they never wear, but could really help a senior.”
As for Chick-Fil-A? “We couldn’t ask for a better partner,” explains Derrick Merchant, ACHS. “They’re a respected business in Snellville and also where family and friends come together in our community.”
Alternative Home Care for Seniors is a privately owned home care agency that helps seniors remain independent in their own home. AHCS has provided companionship and personal care to seniors throughout Gwinnett and all major metro Atlanta counties since 2002.
Gwinnett County Senior Services is the contracted provider of aging services for Gwinnett County. Its mission is to help seniors maintain their independent living status. For more information on the 2nd Annual Sweaters for Seniors, please call Sharna Fulton@ 404-663-8450 or email her at sharna.fulton@att.net For sweater donations, call our office @ 770-736-7977.