Home Nursing Service…what makes it difficult (part 1)

Pardon me as it has been a while since my last post.

Really have lesser time to write this days but that will change a bit from now on.

Homecare service is a life saving and life comforting service to those who are having some form of ill health or very elderly people with chronic or terminal conditions.
Having a caregiver around should be seen as God sending you an angel.
In fact it is a great blessing to have a caregiver to care for you or your loved one cause not many people can afford the service.

As good as homecare can be,I will be honest with you it also have a lot of difficult parts.
Will discuss only on one today and it is very crucial.
The joy of a homecare company is to have clients,the joy of caregiver is to be called for jobs.

The happiest part of been a caregiver is to know what to do and to be allowed to do it but it will surprise you that this is not the case in most homes where this services are been rendered.

The caregivers who have been trained to do their jobs get to work and they get bossed by the relatives.The relatives takes charge how the client should be carried and how you should move the leg,how you feed the client,many how’s and when the caregiver try to explain that I know what to do,kindly allow me to do it.He or she becomes the enemy,and they request for another caregiver.

This post is not to defend caregivers as the next post will be talking about their own shortcomings, but to give insight to how to help caregiving business move forward and at the same time have great care delivered to our clients.

They say if you can’t see the problem, then you wont think of solution.
The role of the relatives goes a long way in the success of homecare services,if they employ the service of caregiver to care, then allow them to care with little or no interference.

Let them carry, feed or care the way they have been taught.

They are professionals in this field, if you are better than them in the first place,I don’t think you will need the service.

Relatives should be aware that no caregiver want to fail, he or she want to be the best, wants to care with all of his or her heart,want to prove to the homecare company he or she is working with, that he or she is worthy.

Therefore as relatives, allow them to do their job and if you think you have an idea on how things should be done,it is your idea which can be discussed with the caregivers but not to be enforced.If there is rationale behind the idea which is beneficial to client and safe to perform by the caregivers they will look into it and incorporate it in their plan.
They love to care for your loved ones so please accept them with love and trust them enough to do the job.