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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That’s a caregiver. Most just sit there and listen to the old person. They might do light cooking (make a hot dog), or help order groceries, but that’s it. It’s unusual for them to do more. 
Beware of caregiver stealing or exploiting the elderly for money. It’s very common. 
Btdt with both parents over a period of 25 yrs. [/quote]

Okay this is a waste of money, unless you wanted your parents to have conversation partners. 
Yes I know about the stealing. [b]I assume even the bg checked ones still steal? [/b][/quote]

Probably a pretty good assumption, given how hard it is to find people to do this job. [/quote]

This is what I don’t understand also! If the job is as easy as described (listen, warm up food, help order groceries) why aren’t more people doing it?[/quote]

Because it doesn't pay. Getting paid like a teen babysitter is not viable for most people. 
And the people you'd most want to do this - the reliable background-checked people with good sense - can get a bunch of different jobs that pay better. [/quote]

I am one of those people.
Rn I need a job that is part time, doesn’t start too early in the morning (so most school district jobs are out), doesn’t take up too much of the afternoon (so aftercare or afterschool teaching jobs are out), and isn’t too stressful and I don’t need to think about it outside of work hrs. 
This would be a perfect job for me at, day, 4-5 hrs a day 9 to 2 for example. 
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