What title would you advertise for for someone who does both childcare and eldercare.

[Anonymous]

Looking for a caregiver for a family that includes someone in their 90's and a young toddler. They have a SAHP, but often times the needs of the two conflict. For example, now that toddler is running around, going to the park or the swimming pool with both is hard, and wrangling the toddler while accompanying the elder to a doctor's appointment is equally hard.

So, they are thinking of hiring a caregiver who would split their time between the elder and the toddler and let the SAHP help the other.

What would be the correct job title for this person?

[Anonymous]

Honestly, these sounds like two separate jobs unless you find a nanny who has been a CNA and worked in care centers in the past.

[Anonymous]

The correct title is either nanny or elder caregiver. I strongly doubt it’s possible to find one person who enjoys both of those jobs.

Hire 2 PT people.

[Anonymous]

The little detail here is that it will be a little hard to find a Nanny who is willing to do also elder care. Nannies always look to work with children only and caring of an elder person is another and completely different Job. Caring for an elder don't have anything to do like caring for children.

Both requiere different care and different daily activities; physical and emotional. These are completely 2 different Jobs. As I can say nannies not enjoy caring for elder people as CNA don't enjoy working with children.

You will have better luck if you find one nanny only for your toddler or one CNA only for your relative, maybe offer both a P-T Job in different schedules that works for you. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking for a caregiver for a family that includes someone in their 90's and a young toddler. They have a SAHP, but often times the needs of the two conflict. For example, now that toddler is running around, going to the park or the swimming pool with both is hard, and wrangling the toddler while accompanying the elder to a doctor's appointment is equally hard.

So, they are thinking of hiring a caregiver who would split their time between the elder and the toddler and let the SAHP help the other.

What would be the correct job title for this person?

This will never work and no one will accept this job.

[Anonymous]

This is setting everyone up for failure.

[Anonymous]

Hire a part time nanny. Schedule the appobtments around when nanny is available.

[Anonymous]

No one will want this job, ugh!

[Anonymous]

They should get a nanny for the toddler so the SAHP can tend to the grandparent. When the child begins school, the family can switch to an eldercare provider.

[Anonymous]

It feels like you are adding a second person to a confusing mix. There would have to be so much communicating and deciding -- are you taking the toddler to the park or to the doctor? The elder person needs help getting to the toilet and the toddler needs a snack. Who is doing which one? What if the caretaker is out in the yard with the toddler and the elderly person needs lunch?

I would hire for one of those tasks and get someone qualified for that thing. That eliminates both the splitting time and the communication issue. It then makes the lanes clear and easy.

[Anonymous]

Does the person staying at home prefer to be a sahp or elderly caregiver. Hire care for the other dependent.

[Anonymous]

Caregiver

[Anonymous]

Caregiver.

I would focus on finding someone with elder care experience. My parents have caregivers and all of their caregivers are moms or grandmas who probably have the skills to provide child care. Elder care is a different skill set that not everyone has.

[Anonymous]

I do remember a neighbor who had a nanny who moved to elder care, and then eventually wanted to be a nanny again. I also know of a part time nanny who worked at a nursing home for the other part of the time. So you might get someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Caregiver.

I would focus on finding someone with elder care experience. My parents have caregivers and all of their caregivers are moms or grandmas who probably have the skills to provide child care. Elder care is a different skill set that not everyone has.

Yup, contrary to what the nannies on this board think, child care takes zero skill set, and you will definitely find someone who does elder care who would be willing to provide child care. Other way around, you won’t, but your elder care provider will probably be better than any nanny you find.

Signed,
From personal experience