Senior care guide
Finding the right support for an older adult takes care, planning, and open communication. These eight steps cover the role, search, interviews, references, a paid trial visit, the work agreement, and orientation.
A clear path from search to hire
Each chapter includes practical questions, decisions, and preparation tips for a confident hiring process.
Create a clear role, schedule, budget, and priority list before you begin comparing senior caregiver or personal support worker candidates.
Use your role description to search, compare, and shortlist local senior caregiver or personal support worker candidates.
Use a short call or video interview to confirm the essentials before inviting a senior caregiver or personal support worker candidate to meet.
Speak directly with recent work references and ask consistent questions about reliability, duties, and performance.
Meet the candidate, discuss real situations, and confirm that expectations, communication, and practical details align.
Use a short, paid trial visit to observe communication, judgement, and comfort with the real routine.
Put the schedule, duties, pay, time off, boundaries, and review process in a written agreement.
Prepare the home, routines, contacts, access, and emergency information for a confident first day.
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