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Hiring a Caregiver – Step 2: Write a Job Description

Once you have identified the types of help you need, writing a job description is the next step.

Hiring a Caregiver – Step 1: Assess Needs

Start by assessing both your needs as a caregiver and the needs of the person you are caring for.

GUEST COLUMN: Going Through Our Parents’ Things

As an appraiser, I’ve been privy to tender moments as well as tense sibling rivalries. I remind families that it IS just stuff.

Hiring a Caregiver – Introduction

When you realize that you need help, how do you go about hiring that help? This series of articles explains the basics.

Hiring a Caregiver – Step 6: Understand Your Responsibilities

Hire directly or work through and agency? This article explains the tradeoffs.

Hiring a Caregiver – Step 5: Evaluate Candidates

When your recruiting efforts net a pool of interested applicants, how do you choose which one to hire?

Hiring a Caregiver – Step 4: Locate Candidates

Where can you find candidates for your caregiver job? This article lays out a few options.

Hiring a Caregiver – Step 3: Develop a Job Contract

The job contract formalizes the agreement between you, the employer, and the person you hire.

GUEST COLUMN: The Who, What & Where of Home Care

What is home care? This article explains the basics.

Couldn’t See the Problem

“Old age is not for sissies” is a cliché I remember hearing for the first time in my early thirties.

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