Live-in Carer for Friendly Client in Cheltenham

About this role

Hi there! We're looking for a live in carer for my mum, 88. We want to find the right carer for her, so we're happy to wait for someone who fits to finish a job! If you think we're a good fit, please do send a message. Mum has a great sense of humour, has travelled and done a degree later in life. She's interested in history, languages, words. She loves gardening and would love help to cook again. Mum has parkinsons but her presentation is up and down - lots of the time it's only a hand tremor, but sometimes she gets locked up. She had a small stroke in February and we have made finding the right word into a TV quiz show style game! She needs supervision with bathing, some cooking, light cleaning, help on wobbly days. We're looking for someone super kind and loving who'd help her feel confident (we think she gets anxious about her health), reassuring and positive. We're an involved family who are happy to help and listen and flex - we love mum a lot and want her to be happy, and we all have a sense of humour! From the family point of view, we want someone can-do who sees solutions rather than big issues in everything, who is flexible and kind and committed. We have some care at the moment where the carer complains if a visitor leaves a cup by the sink - things like that are tricky. We're all big on sense of humour and think we can only get through tricky things by seeing what's funny in it. Mum has a bug house so you'd have two floors (including two bathrooms and your own kitchen if needed) to yourself. We'd love to hear from you if you are positive, patient, can-do and have a sense of humour. Anything in your own words is fine - I'd rather hear from you than AI! Wishing you a sunny weekend :-)

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