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Finding a carer/housekeeper type person?

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willow2 · 28/02/2006 11:38

It looks as though my mum will finally be getting out of hospital in the next few weeks. However, they will only let her out if she has a carer/housekeeper to take care of her whilst my stepfather is at work. Essentially, she's not to lift a finger. Ideally, we need someone with a nursing background - but where do we go to find someone like this? Mentally, mum's fine, physically, she's still weak but is walking with sticks and making good progress. So she needs someone who isn't going to treat her like an idiot.

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quanglewangle · 28/02/2006 11:42

Which part of the country do you live? My mum needed carers when she came out of hospital (broken hip) but the social services arranged it all, using a little local company. They were really great.

Good luck finding someone, it is quite a responsibility and I was very grateful to have it all arranged for me.

willow2 · 28/02/2006 12:02

She's in Richmond, Surrey

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tilbatilba · 28/02/2006 12:12

There used to be a Drake nursing agency in the High Street in Richmond that I used to work for when I was a student nurse. I regularly took temp jobs looking after people like your mother. I was not qualified but had a fair bit of nursing experience and was very cheap to hire!Occasionally people would put notices up at the West Middlesex Hospital wanting carers etc
Otherwise you could advertise in The Lady.....

quanglewangle · 28/02/2006 13:50

Sorry willow2, I can't be much use to you then. It was a long shot anyway I suppose. We are in the North East. It was an agency of carers that we used and the district nurse came in every day to do the nursing bit - bandages and injections. I must admit we were very lucky, it was all organised for us without having to ask. In fact I probably wouldn't have asked as I had no idea these things were available. I think these measures are in place to free up hospital beds.

Piffle · 28/02/2006 13:52

Willow my mum is a carer but not from nursing background,
I think the pitfalls are agencies charge high finder fees....

FrayedKnot · 28/02/2006 13:58

Could you ask social services / district nurse / gp surgery if there are any local care agencies which they could recommend?

Is it going to be permanent care she requires, or temporary?

My grandmother uses a small local agency from time to time when she has needed help with things. Unfortunately she's not in Surrey.

willow2 · 28/02/2006 14:17

temporary for next few months

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