..to think that it's wrong that my daughter shouldn't have to stink of cigs?

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She's got a job as a care assistant and a lot of the houses and flats she visits have smokers living there. One old woman in particular is a chain smoker, as is her daughter who is always there. They never even open a window. I said the laws of smoking in the workplace should still apply even if it's someone's home.
AIBU because some of them haven't got long left and see it as their only pleasure?

I agree you have to be tolerant of choice, but equally people have a right of a safe working environment and all of our local policies state that. People know that if they want a service, then a safe(ish) environment is expected. And that includes not being attacked by the animals that you choose to have in your home. I'd be interested to know if anyone has used the nhs or a council for refusing to provide a service in an home which is not safe due to animals or smoking while a worker is there.

Not all home visits are to provide care, or are welcomed, or chosen.

Sued not used the nhs

Candycoated This is what it says. It's from a leaflet specific to mental health issues

Home visits. Some of the teams will routinely visit people in their own homes. This can be very helpful as it lets staff see how you manage at home and what you might need some help with. Please remember that NHS Lothian needs to make sure that its staff are protected while they are at work. If, for example, you smoke or you have an unfriendly pet, staff may prefer to arrange to see you somewhere else. If you would prefer not to be visited at home, you can discuss this with a team member

EhricLovesTheBhrothers, I'd hardly say my daughter is being 'precious' about anything. She has to bathe people and wipe arses after taking them to the toilet. It's not like someone buying a house near the airport and then complaining about aircraft noise. I just wondered if she made an inquiry about where she stood, should she ever say it got too much. That's all.

It's not illegal. But it would be very inconsiderate of them to smoke while she's there.
It's really a health issue. And entirely different from someone like a paramedic visiting (like that needed pointing out ) due to the frequency and duration of visits.
Op's daughter is expected to develop a relationship with the ppl she cares for so it's harder for her to request her charges don't smoke while she's there than, say, a paramedic who ain't coming back. And yes, I've witnessed paramedics make such requests/ orders on several occasions)
Her employers should help her by asking the ppl involved to refrain from smoking while their careers are there.Trouble is, some careers/ nurses/ social workers blur the lines by actually smoking with their charges/ patients/ clients.
So YANBU. But I don't think there's much you or she can do about it. Sadly.

Ppl can be fucking inconsiderate.
And omg can you imagine what it's like for the poor children of parents who smoke like that.

candycoated I had mental health issues, I ended up in a psych unit and then was visited at home as I had post natal psychosis, I was a mess quite frankly but I still thought it was entirely reasonable fir them to ask me not to smoke in the house when they visited.

It wasn't an issue as I would not smoke in the house around my children anyway, but it was fine fir them to stipulate.

The irony is I had stopped smoking for nine years, it was only when in the psych unit where they all smoked (outside) that I ended up starting again.

Yes mental health issues are awful but it doesn't allow you to over rule legitimate health concerns of workers.

Caitlin, I am sorry I got chippy with you earlier.

I misdirected my annoyedness from other threads at you, and I shouldn't have.

Sorry.

Not annoyedness at you from other threads, annoyed at other people on other threads

(I just read back after I posted and realised it sounded wrong).

Monica no worries , and I was snippy too, for which I apologise