HOME CARE MATCHING

What kind of help is needed?

Tell us about the care situation. Careometry will compare these needs against publicly documented agency capabilities and explain each match.

Payment source matters. The questionnaire asks whether care will be private pay, Medicaid/state-sponsored, veterans benefits, or another/unknown source. Medicaid participation and Medicaid-authorized service areas can be narrower than an agency's general service area, so Careometry evaluates those facts separately and shows Unknown when they have not been verified.

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Location and General Needs

Where is care needed? *

Enter the ZIP code where the person receiving care lives.

Personal Care

Help with everyday personal-care activities.

Is help with personal care activities needed? *

Examples include bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting.

Yes No

What personal care help is needed? *

Select all that apply.

Bathing assistance Dressing assistance Grooming assistance Toileting assistance Continence assistance Eating assistance

Mobility

Does the person need help with mobility or transfers? *

Yes No

What type of mobility help is needed?

Select all that apply.

Walking assistance Wheelchair assistance Transfer assistance Fall-risk supervision

Household Assistance

Help with meals and routine household tasks.

Is help with meals or household tasks needed? *

This can include cooking, laundry, housekeeping, shopping or errands.

Yes No

What household help is needed? *

Select all that apply.

Meal preparation Laundry Light housekeeping Shopping assistance Errands

Supervision and Companionship

Memory, safety, supervision and companionship needs.

Are memory, supervision or companionship needs present? *

This can include dementia, confusion, wandering risk or continuous supervision.

Yes No

What supervision or cognitive support is needed? *

Select all that apply.

Dementia care Alzheimer's care Confusion supervision Wandering-risk supervision Companionship Continuous supervision

Special Situations

Experience that may be relevant to the care situation.

Would experience with a particular care situation be helpful? *

Specialized experience can help distinguish agencies, but please also select the actual functional care needs in the other sections.

Yes No

What type of specialized experience is relevant? *

Select all that apply.

Post-hospital care Post-operative care Stroke experience Parkinson's experience Hospice support Injury recovery support Spinal injury experience

Schedule

When is care needed? *

Choose the option that best describes when care should begin.

As soon as possible Within a week Within a month Specific date

What date should care begin? *

Enter the expected start date.

Approximately how many days per week is care needed? *

Enter a number from 1 through 7.

Approximately how many hours per day is care needed? *

An estimate is fine. Half-hour increments are allowed.

When during the day is care generally needed? *

Select all that apply.

Daytime Evening Overnight

Are any of these extended-care arrangements needed?

Select these only if they apply in addition to overnight care.

Live-in care 24-hour care

Is respite care needed?

Respite care can provide temporary relief for a regular family caregiver.

Yes No

Transportation

Transportation and caregiver-driving needs.

Is transportation assistance needed? *

For example, help getting to appointments, errands or other destinations.

Yes No

Does the caregiver need to be able to drive? *

This requirement is separate from merely providing companionship or household help.

Yes No

Caregiver Preferences

Is there a preferred caregiver language?

If a specific language is preferred, select it below. Current caregiver availability must be confirmed with the agency.

No language preference Specific language

Which caregiver language is preferred? *

Choose the preferred language. If it is not listed, select Other / not listed.

What language is preferred? *

Enter the language or communication preference that is not listed above.

Is there a caregiver gender preference?

This is a preference and does not indicate current caregiver availability.

No preference Female caregiver preferred Male caregiver preferred

Are any other caregiver preferences important?

Preferences may not be verifiable against current caregiver availability.

Nonsmoking caregiver Comfortable with pets Caregiver able to drive

Paying for care

Payment source can change which agencies are eligible. Medicaid/state-sponsored programs may restrict an agency to program-authorized service areas, while private-pay and veterans-benefit arrangements are evaluated separately. Careometry shows Unknown when participation or payer-specific coverage has not been verified.

How will care be paid for? *

Choose the expected payment source. Careometry also considers whether an office is part of a franchise or an independent organization because geographic territory rules may differ. Franchise offices are initially treated as territory-restricted for Private Pay, Medicaid/state-sponsored programs, and Veterans benefits unless better evidence or an agency override says otherwise. Independent agencies are initially treated as not having a ZIP-territory restriction unless a specific service-area or program rule says otherwise. State programs may use ZIPs, counties, townships, regions, PSAs, subareas, or other geographic units. Unknown remains Unknown rather than being guessed.

Out of pocket / private pay Medicaid / state-sponsored program Veterans benefits Not sure / another payment source