{"id":169,"date":"2016-04-07T22:20:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T22:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2016-04-07T23:40:32","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T23:40:32","slug":"kokua-vs-private-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/our-benefits\/kokua-vs-private-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Kokua Vs. Private Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Top Ten Reasons to Hire Kokua Care Vs. Private Caregiver<\/h1>\n

Private in-home care in Hawaii can be a confusing topic. What\u2019s the difference between Kokua Care and private caregivers? What makes Kokua Care stand out? We\u2019ve set out to show you exactly why our quality of in home care services are second to none here in Hawaii. We provide reliable, quality care allowing our clients the comfort, confidence and independence that they deserve. Check out the differences between Kokua Care and private caregivers and judge for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Reason<\/strong><\/td>\nKokua Care<\/strong><\/td>\nPrivate Caregiver<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1. Back-up support for Emergency<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nExtra Staff is available at all times.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n
None.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2. Taxes<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nAll Taxes \u2013 FICA, Federal & State collected and remitted to the government.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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You are responsible.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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3. Ongoing Training<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nRegular in-house training.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Only if they take courses themselves.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4. Bonded and Insured Staff<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nAll workers are bonded and insured.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n
Usually None.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5. Monitoring Care \u2013 Quality Control<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nAll cases are carefully monitored & the family is updated regularly.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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None.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6. Years of Experience<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nExtensive premier Home Care Experience.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n
Variable.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7. Worker\u2019s Compensation<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nAll employees covered by the company.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n
Usually None.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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8. Thorough Criminal Background Checks<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nAll workers are carefully screened and monitored throughout the year.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n
Only if you do it yourself.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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9. Flexibility of Services<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nAvailable 24 hours\/day, 365 days\/year.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n
Normally 5 days\/week.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10. Extra Customer Service<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/strong><\/td>\nCareful matching of client\u2019s needs with the best caregiver.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n
If personalities don\u2019t work \u2013 you have to start the hiring process again.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Top Ten Reasons to Hire Kokua Care Vs. Private Caregiver Private in-home care in Hawaii can be a confusing topic. What\u2019s the difference between Kokua Care and private caregivers? What makes Kokua Care stand out? We\u2019ve set out to show you exactly why our quality of in home care services are second to none here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry","override"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182,"href":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions\/182"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kokuacare.com\/forms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}