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home help / carer for older people

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cazsaz · 25/05/2011 15:59

Sorry if this goes on a bit, but having lost my job I think I'm beginning to get a bit depressed and am having difficultly thinking about what I really want to do, and what is out there.
I've been made redundant from teaching and in my area at the moment there just aren't any jobs out there.
I was thinking about setting up as a 'one woman band' offering hourly care in people's own homes, just by advertising very simply on corner shop notice boards etc.
I've struggled to research the legalities behind this - does anyone have any experience? Do I need to set up a business to do it etc?
I really don't want to go and work for an agency, but do love working with older people (I trained as a nurse years ago so have abit of experience).
I know there is a need for care/help in the home, but I also know that alot of agencies out there are already doing it. My selling point would be that it would be very personal/build a relationship with me/ I would do very small periods of time if required / I would work casually etc.
Am I going mad with all this time to think, at home, or does anyone think I might get some work??!!

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fifi25 · 25/05/2011 17:17

Im not 100% sure. My mam is a home help for the local authority. I dont think its something you can just set up and do. I may be wrong. You would need insurance and its very skilled. My mam has her NVQ's and is highly trained. You need a lot of medical knowledge and they have very strict procedures. Most of the local authority have sold out to agencies. The agency staff are very well paid as they get paid per call where as my mam gets her hourly wage. Smile

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