By: maria

maria — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:12:16 +0000

i was a live-in carer for 2 yrs for a couple that advertise for a live in carer. I am a certify carer for 10 yrs. Believe me, policies, and all that you mention is nice and true but the so call approve service providers employs casuals, moreor less
use volunteers to do the home care jobs and are unqualify and i come across many are with mental issues, i was attack in my room by one of this carer from a good service provider is discusting home care services is a regulating shame. Independant aged carers are professional and better equit than the so call approve service providers.
if you check their stadistick all non profit big organizations and for profit you will see the reality and the gov. is aware as this is provide data and you will find that these org are run by 1 or 2 employees, 100’s volunteers and casuals.
For my 2 years live-in care i was on centrelink carers payment, when i tried for respite care
it was shocking, not responsive my senior have to advertice for a carer so i could have time out.
Respite agencies they inswer the phone, listen,
they say they will call back but they never return their call and if we use to remind them they us to state that there was not record of our previous call. I can go forever talking about aged care, i being there and done that, i work in agency, home care, hostel, nursing home, and as a centrelink live-in in carers payment, regards maria Australia

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By: maria