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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have a plan in mind for when your aide is sick or has a conflict. If you're hiring directly rather than an agency, what's your backup plan?[/quote] We had a direct hire person in mind but are leaning toward an agency for that reason. They said they would try a few folks so if the primary person is unavailable the person coming would be a bit familiar. We have some family about 30 min away who can help in a pinch but wanted to have something reliable for day to day. It may be that as she gets back to baseline it will go to 4 hours 6 days a week, but rides to the doctor, etc will be very useful. [/quote] You are going to have difficulty staffing if you are only looking for 4 hours/day[/quote] +1. Some will take that few hours until they get a better job or they take it because they are in school and once they graduate or get an easier job to pay for school, they leave. You really need to be careful about taking advantage of family "in a pinch." A lot of people make offers and they mean once in a blue moon, like less than once a year. You will find yourself "in a pinch" much more than that. You need to think about what you want family gatherings to look like once dad is gone too. If family starts to feel taken advantage of do you want to lose them or have them avoid you at weddings? This isn't the 1950s when jobs were more steady, child rearing was less intense,etc. Most people have plenty of life stressors and while they may feel obligated to say they will help in an emergency, they may feel resentful.[/quote]
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