Does anyone have advice on alternative homecare options? Particularly something similar to an adult au pair for elderly care where someone could be around in case they are needed, including occasional help with cleaning up accidents and changing underwear in the night.
My dad has mid-stage dementia and wears a catheter and is occasionally incontinent now with frequent toilet accidents. He is very easygoing and currently prefers to spend a lot of time in bed or sitting on an armchair.
He has carers coming in 3 times a day and currently my brother and myself take turns in looking after him for long periods. We live at different ends of the country though, so we really want to find someone who can stay semi-permanently to look out for him and help him with toilet trips (while the carers still drop in 3 times a day and my brother and I do more ad-hoc shorter visits).
We're hoping someone might be happy to do this for free accommodation, free food, maybe around £1000 a month and be able to still have a part-time morning job (or even work from home for another company), but have an ear out for our dad when needed. And ideally cook dinner for him and eat with him several times a week and keep him company.
My question is, has anyone got any experience of doing something similar?
We're just starting to look into this and have no idea where we can advertise, if this is even a possibility and how to get started.
We've had quotes from agencies which were completely unaffordable for us unfortunately. But we're desperate for any ideas or advice on this.
I'd really appreciate any advice from anyone who has done something similar and managed to make this work?