I helped hire Visiting Angles for my elderly mother in October thinking they were a reputable organization - I was WRONG. PLEASE BE ADVISED IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A POA OR GUARDIANSHIP THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT BEHIND YOUR BACK AND NOT TELL YOU WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH YOUR ELDERLY PARENT. One caregiver (Gail) was having my mother sign her name to blank checks while she "filled them in" and didn't write them down in the checkbook-we have no idea what checks were written and for how much or to whom. She also charged my mother mileage (.50 a mile) and extra money for doing errands, which is NOT part of the visiting angles service. Both the Visiting Angles Caregivers complained to my mother that they only get $13.00 an hour out of the $25.00 an hour she pays so mom felt sorry for them and has been giving them extra money under the table. the Caregiver who charged mom for mileage had my mother pay her in cash. Several weeks ago, my mother fell backwards in her kitchen, hitting her head and back on a counter, pulling a table on herself and breaking a chair and no one called 911 nor was it logged into the caregivers book - no supervisor or health professional came to evaluate my mother. I found out a week later that no one had been there to look at my mother or assess her injuries. The current CG from Visiting Angles (April) apparently frightened my mother by telling her I was going to put her in a nursing home. While the CG was there she would NOT open the door for me or come out and tell me my mother didn't want to see me! The caregiver locked the doors and was "peeking" out the blinds and we could hear her tell my mother to tell me to "go away!". I had to call the police - This caregiver wouldn't open the door for the police! I had to call her supervisor who called her to tell her to open the door!!! My mother was frightened out of her mind! I complained to the supervisor (Trishell) that I found out about the money and mileage and they didn't do anything. One caregiver was sick for an entire week and NO ONE came to replace her so my mom was alone all week. I have had to call DSHS Vulnerable Adult Services to intervene. Still - the caregiver is in my mothers house doing god knows what and my mother now thinks I'm the one trying to hurt her. STAY AWAY FROM VISITING ANGLES IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR PARENT. read more