If you have someone living with your loved one what do you expect of that person? Do you have them interact with your loved one other than cooking for them? Do live in take dementia patients out to senior centers for activities to use their minds? Do they have the loved one help around the house? Exercise with them? What is expected of a live in caretaker who is not family?
If you have the kind of person you'd really like, certainly interacting with the person with AD would go without saying, but it's still best to include that in writing. The person should know if/when he or she is off duty and on duty, though likely if they are there, emergencies are taken care of no matter what. I hope you find a good person.
Carol
include details about routines
I have three different women and they have different gifts.
Each does at least three loads of wash. All make sure the bed, bathroom, and kitchen are clean.
One is encouraged to go on walks.
One is encouraged to do outings to the park or store.
One is encouraged to have Dorathea work with her in the yard.
All three know that for me mom's safety, cleanliness and happiness comes before chores always. So if she is a cranky bug, keep it simple.
When I was hiring, one agency told me not to have a live-in. Because they were having problems with the long-term live-in's getting tooooo comfortable and laying around a lot. Now that I have had the same young woman every friday night for a year, I get that. She was constantly skyping on her Ipad. I have had to really get firm and structured with her.
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