Companionship
How do you like to spend the day? Do you want someone to read to you, sit with you, and accompany you on walks and visits?
Shopping and handling money
You may want to stay in charge of all your household expenditure or to delegate all or part of it to your care assistant.
Preparing food and cooking meals
Think about whether you’d like preparing meals to be a joint enterprise or the sole responsibility of your care assistant. Care assistants are trained to cook simple meals and follow special diets for one or two people. They have the right to refuse to cook for large numbers.
Pet Care
It is a normal part of a care assistant’s duty to feed pets and give them some exercise each day, provided the animals are docile and house trained.
Housework
It is part of your care assistant’s job to keep your house tidy. This includes keeping bedrooms, bathrooms and toilets clean, as well as the kitchen and rooms in which you spend the day.
Driving
Many of the care assistants we introduce can drive. However, our responsibility is limited to checking that a care assistant has a current driving licence when they come for interview and induction. If you ask your care assistant to drive your car it is at your risk and expense - remember to check and amend your insurance as necessary.
