With the crisis pushing us to save as much as we can and the raising prices of Care Home Fees, we sometimes are forced to hire and untrained person to take care of our loved ones. It is true that doing this you will save money on Care Home Fees but is important to evaluate carefully this possibility.

This is a quite common practice in countries where medical services are ineffective and health insurance too expensive. The first thing to have in mind is not how expensive are Care Home Fees , but how much help does my loved one need? There are things that a normal aging people can’t do because of their age and not necessarily because they are ill. Have the patient diagnosed and perform all test possible to discard any kind of future illnesses that could be in their early stages.

If the patient suffers from a very early stage of Alzheimer, then there are some exercises that will slow down radically the illness´s progress. This is just to five and example.

The cheapest way to go is to hire someone from an ad or over the internet. An agency would charge you more for their services. But with them you have more security about how is entering your home. Well, this is not the case.

Ask this person for a police check if possible. This is hard to obtain but it is worth a try. Especially with immigrants looking for a job. Sometimes they can tell you they did some studies but there is no way to check.

You can always ask for references of previous patients and friends. Go and visit where they live and who with, you never know what might happen. A person with good intentions will understand your concerns and won’t have any problems with you doing this. But someone who is not well intended will just find an excuse not to let you check on them. It is important that you discuss previously with them all the tasks they are going to perform and the payment conditions. Do this in a very detailed way in order to avoid future problems.

It is also recommendable that you arrange a previous visit of this person to your house. Then he or she can see where the job is and it will give a sense of general idea about what to expect. If possible, make patient and worker meet for a previous talk. They can get on well from the very first time or not. See this person reaction when meeting and treating your loved one. Perform this as a kind of a test.