Home Care Assistants/Attendants

This is a valuable resource for anyone living in supportive housing, or currently using attendant services or home care. This document outlines the different types of attendant care, and provides important contact information for you to make complaints about your attendant/home care.

This book offers help and advice for those who need to hire a personal care attendant or a home care assistant to help with day-to-day tasks. It teaches readers how to find a suitable caregiver and presents real-life examples. Readers will also find useful forms, checklists and worksheets to organize and manage their search better.

This fact sheet will help guide you through the process of hiring help at home. It describes pros and cons of hired help and advises how to find a home care attendant privately and through a home care agency.

This is a valuable resource for anyone acting as a caregiver for someone with a chronic illness, and for those who receive home care. Here caregivers can find useful instructions on how to care for a loved one or client. All areas of home care are covered, including paying for care, finances, preparing home, equipment, planning care, emergencies and more.