When you book an appointment, how many days in advance you confirm ?  
I need to know a few days in advance that we are on.  It’s not cool to ghost or wait last minute. We all have lives, places to be , and plans to make.  
Be courteous , keep in touch . I do and always will . I value my friends’s time .

If someone does a no-show or ghosts you, make them pay the full fee and if they don't pay up, ban them. Blacklist them. A year ago I read a tweet from Stefania Villa about how her business improved once she started banning bad clients, and I took that advice to heart. I spent years thinking I could help guide people out of shitty behaviors. I gave them so many second chances. I was wrong. These days I ban away--even clients I like as people--and I have more time for people who book often, don't haggle, and are punctual.

Seems to work out.

Agree. That’s unacceptable. That’s time you could’ve spent doing other things. Chin up my friend.

A man from TER who is white listed, had glowing references, filled out my booking form and everything completely and utterly ghosted. I tried to reach him on multiple platforms and crickets. And I know he's not dead or in a coma because he's been active on Twitter. If something came up or he decided I wasn't his cup of tea after all he should have had the decency and respect to cancel. I did notify his references and blacklisted him.

I had a scheduled meeting with a visiting provider. I made the date over two weeks out.  About a week before the appt.. I came down with  really bad case of poison ivy.  
I got in touch with her & cancelled a week out. She wasn't even in town yet, but she had planned her trip based on scheduled appointments.. so, I sent her the full amount
 She said she would give me a break on future visits.. but i didnt push it.. I never heard from her.. ..so maybe I was a dope.. but I really didnt want to leave her short with a planned trip.. fair is fair

What was the providers name.

I screen as soon as I have interest to make sure there is not any problem.  I'm an easy screen with P411 okays.

That has no bearing on anything in this discussion.

I think you handed it appropriately.  
You were upfront and gave her a reasonable amount of time to make alternate plans. Paying in full was a classy touch.