Carol, You're one heck of a mom. Don't forget it. Hugz, Stunt > > > It's really hard to find a good caregiver. I have gotten so I don't hire anyone with small children, a lot of times they use thas as an excuse to call in. Also I request they have a dependable car and their own phone...and live in this county. I have them fill out an application and I interview them , let them know what their duties will be, then I take them to meet John. NOW this is important...I watch closely to how they interact with him...how much attention they pay to him...if they touch him or not. You can't have someone working for you that is more interested in his possessions than him. also same goes true for the dog and cat we have. They should primarily focus on the patient, if they don't then they are not the person for the job. I have had to install a security system to keep a watch on him and them. They don't know it is in place but he does. > I have caught them logging in the wrong time they came in, putting down that they did his exercises when in fact they did not do so. One girl left him in the middle of they day, she walked off the job leaving him with the rails down and him laying in a wet bed because she was too lazy to change the bed after his condom came off. the list goes on and on of what can go wrong. > Now I don't pay them the first week they work, I hold back a week...and if they quit without giving a 2 week notice they don't get paid for 30 days.I checked with the Federal labor dept and this is legal. > I never knew what being a guardian for someone entailed...so much paper work..so little time , yet I remain working a full time job on 3rd shift...so that I can keep him at home. I think it is morally wrong to put a mute person in a nursing home. > Carol in KY > >
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