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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Post on Next door or a neighborhood listserv.  When we had a similar situation, we found a SAHM that was willing to take the job.  She would walk her child to the bus stop which was near our relative's house, then she would stop in and take care of our relative.  She would check the house out, figure out if there were basic chores she could do (change a light bulb, clean a mess in the fridge, load or run the dishwasher) then she would make sure that their meal was prepped for lunch, make sure to remind them of medication and head home.  We had it flexible, e.g. not exactly one hour.  We often paid her 2-3 hours and I'm sure that some of that was just hanging around, talking to our relative and wasting time, but it was companionship and making sure everything was handled.  We weren't worried about the number of hours, just that it was done every day.  She probably averaged about 6-8 hours a week and we left it to her to decide how much time was needed.

It was so worth it to be flexible and allow her to charge more time (we noticed that she charged more time near her child's birthday and near the holidays, but we didn't mind subsidizing her holidays).  Plus, she and our relative developed a nice friendship that was worthwhile to encourage.

So, my suggestion is to post it and be flexible about paying more to find someone who will be able to do what you want.[/quote]

This sounds like great advice. The only place I’ve really posted so far (Care.com) seemed rigid about the time description. Guess I need to find a listserv. [/quote]

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