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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny has been with us for several years, but went full-time with us less than a year ago when we had baby #2.  Because of the higher hours and additional child, her responsibilities also increased (along with her pay).  Since then, her forgetfulness has been an ongoing issue.  They are for the most part small things, e.g., child-related household duties, but recently, she applied topical medication to my baby incorrectly.  Nothing of a life and death nature, but reduced the efficacy of the drug, which sucks since it couldn't be reapplied for another three days.  I happened to catch it in conversation with her, but it makes me wonder what else she's forgetting that I haven't caught.

Our nanny is in her early 30s so it's not age-related.  I think she's just naturally forgetful and not very detail-oriented.  For certain things like the medication, I could tell she was upset so it wasn't because she doesn't care.  For the little things, possibly she doesn't think they're thaaat big a deal so doesn't make it a point to remember.

Replacing her is not an option for reasons not worth getting into.  I don't want to reduce her responsibilities because I really can't take on any more given how difficult everyone working/going to school from home has made things, plus some are impossible to delegate.  What if anything can I do to address her forgetfulness?  Also, I can only address the forgetting episodes that I catch, but I worry about the things that I haven't or can't catch.  What can we do about the latter?[/quote]

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