Hi Dave! My answer to your question would be "YES!" Any of those things you mentioned could be (emphasis on *could*) used either deliberately, subconciously or even completely unkowingly to take advantage of your situation.
So here's just *some* advice I can give. While you aren't needing it at the moment, others might benefit. A caregiver may unkowingly begin taking shortcuts that you don't or can't notice to save time. But sometimes a shortcut doesn't get the job done correctly or completely. With my bathroom in full view from my bed, I try to be sure all tasks being done from prep to cleanup afterwards are all in my view. Not everyone can do that but you (or anyone) should be able to watch everything being done even when you have the utmost trust in your caregiver. It gives you a reminder of what needs to be done and how... that way you can more easily instruct or train someone new... and it gives the opportunity to offer suggestions for change if/when something comes up. At the same time, it gives you a chance to be certain everything is getting done and getting done well... not half-assed or half-fast to save your caregiver's time. Just some suggestions for now. Best wishes to All, --Tod ---- dav...@aol.com wrote: > I have never had a care giver outside of my dear wife - the claims of being > taken advantage of will never be heard from my lips (or fingers - although we > > all know............... never mind). In the event that I might some day > need a non-spousal care giver - what exactly am I to be on the lookout for > in > the way of someone taking advantage of me? I really am clueless. are we > talking theft, incompetence, tardiness, uncleanliness, abuse, > avoidance,..... > or what? Thanks for any advance heads up. > azdave > > Take the world in a love embrace > Fire all of your guns at once > And explode into space > _DAVEOCONNELL.COM_ (http://daveoconnell.com/)
