Yes, we are proud to be a licensed, bonded, and insured Home Care Organization under the state of California.

We have officially been in business for about 5 years. As a previous caregiver herself, Dora Gomez, the owner and CEO of DG Comfort Home Care, has 30 years of experience in the industry.

Home Care Aide (HCA) is the title which the Home Care Services Bureau has created for anyone working as a caregiver, personal attendant, personal care aide or in-home care worker. The Home Care Services Bureau is the department which regulates Home Care Organizations and maintains the Home Care Aide Registry in the state of California.

As enforced by the state of CA, caregivers need to be placed on the Home Care Aide registry, meet the requirements of AB 1217, and complete a minimum of three hours of entry-level training prior to presence with a client, as follows:

1. Three hours of entry level training which should consist of:

• Safety training, including basic safety precautions
• Emergency procedures
• Infection control.

2. Provide a negative Tuberculosis test and are required to provide ongoing TB clearance at least once every 2 years. As a Home Care Organization, DG Comfort Home Care keeps a copy on file of the TB clearance. The examination is a condition of initial and continuing employment.
3. As Home Care Aides, caregivers are mandated reporters and sign SOC 341A which is a signed statement acknowledging requirement to report suspected abuse of dependent adults or elders.
4. Caregivers also must submit an application (HCS 100) for HCA registration to HCSB with the application fee and the signed criminal record statement (LIC 508)
5. Caregivers need to submit fingerprints for Live-Scan clearance (LIC 9163) along with fees for Live-Scan

In addition to the entry level training requirements you the HCA shall complete a minimum of five hours of annual training. The annual training shall relate to core competencies and be population specific, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas:

• Clients’ rights and safety
• How to provide for, and respond to, a client’s daily living needs
• How to report, prevent, and detect abuse and neglect
• How to assist a client with personal hygiene and other home care services
• If transportation services are provided, how to safely transport a client

Yes, our caregivers are our W2 employees. At DG Comfort Home Care, we happily provide Workers’ Compensation

We assign caregivers based on their availability and location. We determine how close or far the caregiver lives to your love one’s home. Additionally we determine if a caregiver is especially knowledgeable in the care that is needed for your loved one

Yes we provide Live-In caregiving as well as per hour. Note: Live-In rates are billed differently from our hourly rates. Please contact us for additional details

We accept out-of-pocket pay and Long Term Care Insurance. We send an invoice through Quickbooks every Monday for the previous week’s care. The Quickbooks system accepts a variety of payments including credit cards and debit cards. We also accepts checks.

Yes! Although we are a non-medical caregiving service at DG Comfort Home Care, we do have access to nurses through our partners such as Golden Gate Hospice. Golden Gate Hospice has a great team of highly skilled medical staff for your medical care needs.

Medical insurances do not often recognize caregiving as medically necessary so unfortunately we cannot accept insurances such as Medi-Cal or Medicare for non-medical care needs at this time.

However, we are thrilled to be partnered up with hospices such as Golden Gate Hospice that do provide medical services free of charge. Services such as medical equipment, physical therapy, podiatrists, skilled nurses, and more can be provided to you at no cost!