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Risk Management Information for Personal Care Homes

The personal care and senior living industry throughout the nation has been growing dramatically over the past several years. Many individuals when making a decision regarding care for themselves or their loved ones prefer a home style environment. Thomco understands assisted living businesses including Personal Care Homes. Our loss control and risk management services for personal care homes are designed to target the areas where exposures to loss are greatest.

Industry Experienced Clinical Risk Management by Senior Risk, LLC.

Services offered exclusively to Thomco Clients through Senior Risk, LLC are intended to help ALL our personal care home clients perform a comprehensive risk analysis on their business to help protect against losses. This service is offered at NO COST to our clients. This program concentrates on clinical and quality service evaluations. We can work with our clients and Senior Risk to target areas of Risk Management programs that need improvement. Our Clinical Services Risk Management team at Sr. Risk, LLC has combined experience of over 50 years. View their bios at: http://www.srrisks.com/aboutus.aspx

We understand some companies' loss control services appear to mirror the already burdensome state compliance inspections. Our approach to loss control for personal care homes is to make recommendations for program, policy, or procedural changes that we have identified as having a positive impact toward reducing losses. We can tailor our services to address specific losses, industry trends and at the same time maintain or improve documentation that is needed to meet compliance issues.

The material will be updated periodically to provide information on loss trends and industry hot topics. We encourage you to visit the site often. If you have any questions about loss control services for Social Services providers please contact Bill Coons at BillC@thomcoins.com

Suggestions about Risk Management for Personal Care Homes?

Contact Bill Coons with your suggestions at BillC@thomcoins.com
or call 888-546-4042



Slip, Trip, & Fall Prevention Guidelines

One of the most common causes of liability claims against home based businesses is slips, trips, and falls. Are you doing everything possible to reduce your exposures to this type of loss? Follow the link to resources intended to help you identify and control these exposures



Managing Expectations

Whether you operate a personal care home or a large assisted living community it is very wise to let family members and clients know what to expect BEFORE they move in and while they live there. Follow the link to learn some strategies for managing expectations

Purchase "Managing Expectations" Videos from Sr. Risk, LLC for use at your community.

Tips for Home Based Assisted Living Businesses

Quick tips for operating your assisted living business out of your home including: housekeeping, pets, visitors, food, staff and security and more.

Basic Tips - Power Point Training 15 Passenger Van Safety

Utilize the 15 Passenger Van Basic Safety power point presentation to provide drivers with important tips to safe operations of a 15 passenger van.

Rollover Accident Prevention Tips

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been warning consumers about the rollover potential of 15 passenger vans for many years now. The problem still exists. Review this short 2 page summary on rollover accident prevention tips to remind your drivers of this important topic.

15 Passenger Van Rollover Tag

NHTSA Rollover Hazard mirror tag can be downloaded and printed by following this link. Hang a tag on each van's rearview mirrors to remind drivers of the potential hazards of 15 passenger vans.

Driver Monitoring Programs

Management can't travel on all outings with your drivers and clients, but you can have all of your drivers watched. Thomco will provide FREE "How's My Driving" programs for our clients in the Mental Health industry. Find out more by following this link


Are You a Defensive Driver?

Defensive driving is a common topic among Risk Managers. Learn some of the keys to driving defensively.
Check Out The Discounted Online Defensive Driving Training from the National Safety Council.

http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/04alcom3.htm#GA
Visit the Department of Health and Human Services website for the latest information on state licensing requirements for home operated personal care homes
http://www.intellicorp.net
Background checks are an essential part of the application and approval process for employees who work with clients who are vulnerable. Whether the candidate for employment works directly with clients as a caregiver or works in a support role and has access to clients, criminal background checks can help reduce the risk of making a bad-hiring decision. Thomco has strategically partnered with IntelliCorp to provide our clients with a significant discount for criminal super search services

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