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Fri May 10, 2019 12:06 pm
by D_1706 » Fri May 10, 2019 12:06 pm
Don't be too wary of carers not in it for the long term. My partner has a carer who is effectively doing it as a gap year - he's not 20 yet. He is professional, willing and caring. He is doing it for the money but also for work experience, references and I think knowing he won't be doing it forever makes it easier to motivate himself. I think a carers system based around gap year students with good management and training could be a good one and of course most of them speak perfect English. Also gap year students are less affected by the casual nature of the payments system run by some care agencies (not his) as they generally have fewer immediate costs. It's also quite nice to see him maturing through taking responsibility, although I'm a bit concerned he already has to see a chiropractor - hopefully for sports injuries not work ones.