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Dealing with a narcissistic client as a live-in carer can be emotionally taxing but also rewarding when approached with the right strategies. ..

Date created: 17/01/2025

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Being a live-in carer is rewarding but mentally demanding, often leading to stress and isolation. Try these practical methods to maintain well-being and ensure compassionate care...

Date created: 14/02/2025

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Live-in carers provide essential care and must know their employment rights, including pay, contracts, working hours, and legal protections..

Date created: 31/01/2025

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Try these de-escalation techniques to handle client refusal of personal care while maintaining respect for their autonomy...

Date created: 10/01/2025

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For a new live-in carer this is a question which you may ask. You could certainly be thinking about it in the ‘quiet’ season when there seem to be more carers than clients. ..

Date created: 08/07/2019

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When you consider live-in care as a career, then this will inevitably be one question you ask. If you have joined one of the several forums on Facebook, then you will also have noted that many carers are divorced or separated. ..

Date created: 08/07/2019

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As a live-in carer this is always a shock even when we expect it. To a new live-in carer, it can be a frightening thought having your client pass away while you are working there. ..

Date created: 12/06/2019

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If you come to the UK from another country to work as live-in carer, you may well ask where you would stay between placements. It’s a valid question, so let’s find some options...

Date created: 12/06/2019

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Every so often you will be asked to go to a placement where the client is old – and I mean really old! ..

Date created: 12/06/2019

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As a relatively new live-in carer, or even before you start your caring career, one of the things you may fear the most is to be with a client who is receiving palliative care. ..

Date created: 12/06/2019

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This is a question that often goes around when carers get together. Often you will hear this debate when you are doing your training or updates. ..

Date created: 28/05/2019

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It is not unusual to meet live-in carers who use homeopathic remedies on themselves. Unfortunately, it is also not unusual to find that they may occasionally try out their own remedies on their client. ..

Date created: 28/05/2019

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During your training to become a live-in carer you may have heard about the ‘Care Plan.’ ..

Date created: 23/05/2019

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This may be a question you ask for yourself or for your client. In fact, it is worth thinking about for both of you...

Date created: 23/05/2019

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