If you were looking for someone to help provide care for your elderly or disabled family member or friend where would you go to look.
I'm a self employed personal assistant/ carer and have been since before the pandemic. Always been busy and always quickly filled my books.
Until now.
Up until now the blast majority of my clients have found me through a service and website provided by social services and the local council. Funding for this has now been cut so our usual link between carers and those needing care has gone.
Lots of local carers are finding the same thing.
So I'm wondering where best to advertise my services going forward. Facebook has had a limited success. Not currently on any other social media - but not sure that's the right place anyway.
Parish magazines etc all charge to advertise and long periods between publications.
Will be putting ads up on local notice boards.
Anywhere else anyone would go to look?
Elderly parents
Private carers - where would you look?
carerlookingtochangejob · 25/03/2024 19:56
11NigelTufnel · 25/03/2024 21:28
I would google. It would probably bring up agencies though, as they would have more advertising power. Can you mention on local facebook groups or similar? I know there are babysitting websites, is there a carers equivalent?
TheShellBeach · 25/03/2024 21:29
The Lady magazine
Snowyymum · 25/03/2024 21:36
Not very helpful- but tbh when I was searching for private cater - word of mouth. I asked family friends who worked in hairdressers/ pubs ( ie knew a lot of people in community) if they knew anyone.
Although we actually found someone who had advertised on fb - I hadn’t seen post rather a family member had and they knew the person themselves.
Could you target notice boards/ leaflet drop business which have older clientele perhaps local cafe, hairdressers, parish hall? etc.
I have a self- employed friend who joined the city’s business networking group and that has helped her get to know local business people who in turn recommend her to others
Good luck
RubyOtter · 25/03/2024 21:41
Here's where I was recommended to try and find someone for occasional care.
Curam Care
moderationincludingmoderation · 25/03/2024 21:59
I would invest jn a very simple one page website, with your contact details and a bit about yourself, using lots of key words that will help your page appear in google if anyone was googling ie
private carer
elderly care
brighton hove east sussex
thesandwich · 25/03/2024 22:15
Next door website local page? Speak to local doctors surgeries?
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21607100a · 26/03/2024 14:19
What area are you in @carerlookingtochangejob ? I know people in need.
I wouldn't recommend Curam at all. It's like a bad dating agency with a very low response rate IME.
The Lady magazine has an online portal for carer jobs so you can search for openings yourself as well as advertising.
Frites · 26/03/2024 20:13
How about mentioning that you’ve got some free slots to existing clients or their families in case they know anyone that’s looking?.
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