Are Reviews the Answer
Are reviews the best way to judge home health care and assisted living? This is a question we have been hearing since we bagan caregrade. We obviously feel very strongly in the power of honest reviews. A person using reviews has a great advantage over a person who is selecting a service without the same information. Reviews allow people to experience what others find good and bad with a particular business. Armed with this information, you should then ask appropriate and pointed questions to the businesses you are investigating. Reviews by themselves should not be the only criteria used to form an opinion.
People often ask us how to tell if a review is honest or not. It is very hard to know for sure, however we have taken steps to try and limit false reviews. On top of that, our professional reviews are done by certified geriatric care managers that consumers can feel confident with. The combination of professional and user reviews makes for a powerful source of information. A wise shopper can then take that information and apply it to their other search tools and come up with a choice they can feel confident with. The information age we now live in creating an unparalleled opportunity for people to make decisions not based on hype and advertising money, but on honest, true information. Consumers are now in the drivers seat.