Caregivers are caring for loved ones at home

“I currently take care of my parents. When I finish with work, I head over to my parents to care for them and prepare their house for the following day. This gets easily overwhelming. So when I apply to jobs, I look for agencies that are welcoming of my family caregiver responsibilities. Most agencies say they “accept all shifts” or “work with your schedule” but sadly, they never hold up to their end of the deal.”

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 💙

Some similarities we have noticed from our caregiver interviews are that caregivers look for agencies that offer leniency with their schedules and look for operators that are understanding of their outside responsibilities. 😁

As an operator, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 and your agency 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to their pain point of not being able to find someone that is understanding and flexible enough to accommodate them.🌟

𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 throughout your recruiting funnel 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 applicants that will show up to their interview/onboarding day. 𝐀𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 & 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠” needed for every single caregiver you employ. Especially while running a business where you offer it to your senior clients. But you also need to understand that 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞’𝐬 longevity at your agency.

One tip we recommend to both small and large agencies is to integrate caregiver “floaters” into their workforce. This is someone who can fill in staffing deficiencies in case a caregiver needs to call out due to a family emergency or simply needs a selfcare day. 🔥

Another tip we recommend is for agencies to start initiating a more regular and consistent open dialogue with their caregivers. Create a platform where caregivers feel comfortable to reach out to you and tell you where they need help in their work without it being a reflection on their performance.🔥

In conclusion as an agency owner, you have to concern yourself with the well-being of your caregivers. Not only Integrating a step in your recruiting process where caregivers can explain their outside responsibilities, but accepting their responsibilities is crucial. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. Keeping yourself and your staff healthy and happy are vital to your business’ success. 😁