Helpful information and resources for employers and live-in care job-seekers
05/07/2017
As a live-in carer, you will occasionally find yourself working for couples. This can be a very rewarding experience for you, as well as your clients. ...
16/06/2017
A staggering 5% of elderly people would consider committing suicide should their pet be taken from them when they were moved to a care home! In fact, 20% of elderly people would refuse to move into care homes, if it meant leaving a pet behind. This gives us some idea of just how important pets are in people’s lives. ...
08/06/2017
When we think of carers, we normally assume that they are female. It may surprise you to know that 40% of the carer population is male! While men are generally thought of as hard and strong, there are some clients and families who may take advantage of this. ...
25/05/2017
Depression which goes un-diagnosed and un-treated can seriously affect the quality of life. A staggering 15% of older people experience depression at some point in later life. The rate is even higher in nursing and care homes where some 20% of all residents are depressed. ...
12/05/2017
Live in care work is a stressful occupation at the best of times. Sometimes it is made even more difficult by family members who argue. ...
28/04/2017
It is a huge loss of independence for someone to voluntarily give up driving their own car. Most of the clients that you will stay with will have been driving for fifty years or longer. ...
19/04/2017
While most of think of summer as the time when we get outdoors and into the garden, the higher temperatures may pose some serious health threats to our clients. This is especially true if clients are elderly. ...
13/04/2017
To find that your client has wandered away while you are out, is a very worrying thing. It is even more worrying when you know that your client has Dementia. When our client walks off – wandering- as it is called, we should understand that in the case of dementia, they are not aimlessly wandering. They are in fact doing something. ...
29/03/2017
As a carer, you should be entitled to free time every day. If this is not the case, then you may find yourself with time off on the weekend. ...
24/03/2017
Bed sores are also sometimes called pressure sores. They are often found on people who have little or no mobility. ...
