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While it is a lovely thought to have a client who is calm and contented all the time, this is not always the case with live-in care. In fact, it is likely to be the exception to the norm in many placements...
Date created: 03/11/2020
Ideally, live-in carers like their clients to eat. Maybe not huge amounts, but we like to see them eat something. Most of the time this will happen, although occasionally you may arrive at a placement where the client simply does not eat much...
Date created: 03/11/2020
Having a client fall over is possibly one of the worst things that can happen in the daily life of a live-in carer. Apart from your client actually dying, finding them on the floor or elsewhere is the worst feeling in the world...
Date created: 03/11/2020
It is the dream of every live-in carer to arrive at a placement where all goes well – the client is delightful, the house is a dream, and the neighbours are just great! Getting back to ‘real life’ we find that things may not turn out this way...
Date created: 03/11/2020
Through the months of lockdown and isolation many live-in carers have found that they were living with the same client all year with no break or change of carer...
Date created: 07/10/2020
Many agencies these days are suggesting that live-in carers have their own insurance. This is because many clients and their families are asking for the carer to be covered in case of a misfortune...
Date created: 06/10/2020
Most clients that a live-in carer will stay with are sympathetic to other religions. In fact, as a live-in carer you may often find that you are allowed extra time off to attend your own church if you so choose to...
Date created: 08/09/2020
When we head off to a client to take care of them, we automatically assume that we will be paid. This is normally arranged in advance. Such things as night calls and break time is also covered in our job description...
Date created: 08/09/2020
In an ideal world, handovers always go smoothly. We plan our travels and the incoming carer arrives on time. We do our handover and get on our way...
Date created: 05/08/2020
Right now, with the coronavirus getting a grip on countries, there are many live-in carers who find themselves displaced. In a ‘normal’ situation an incoming carer returns and the previous live-in carer heads home or to another placement. ..
Date created: 15/04/2020
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