Faced with the problem of an aging population, the demand for elder care is increasing. Many people will consider hiring worker sisters as caregivers to take care of the elders at home. I believe everyone knows that there are many procedures for hiring a worker sister, and there are many points to pay attention to. This article lists 5 factors when hiring workers to care for the elderly, so that everyone can easily hire a good helper.
Language is a very important consideration when hiring worker sisters to care for the elderly. Most of the elderly are not good at English, so if you hire an English-speaking worker sister to take care of the elderly, there will be a situation of "chicken and duck" in the communication between the two parties, which will make the nursing process difficult. In addition, due to the language barrier, the two sides will not understand each other, causing many misunderstandings, and even the elders at home will be dissatisfied, hate and resist the care of the worker's sister. Therefore, it is recommended to hire a worker sister who can understand simple Cantonese to take care of the elderly, and it is relatively easy for the elderly to accept the worker sister.
Generally speaking, the older sisters of the workers in the Philippines are better in English, so they are less willing to learn Cantonese; on the contrary, the older sisters of the workers in Indonesia mostly speak basic Cantonese, and because of their poor English, they are more willing to learn new ones language.
If you want to know the language level of the worker's sister, it is recommended to ask the intermediary company to arrange a simple telephone or video interview before hiring to learn more about her language level and personality.
Generally, employers prefer to hire young and simple novices, who feel that they will be more obedient and well-behaved, but if they are hiring a worker sister to care for the elderly, too young or novices may not be suitable. After all, caring for the elderly is a very arduous job, and it requires a high level of patience to face the elderly. Therefore, older sisters who are older and have experience in caring for the elderly will have higher endurance, tolerance, and resilience. Know how to deal with the elderly.
If a worker sister is hired to take care of the elderly, the family and educational background are relatively unimportant. Of course, if the worker sister has her own family, she will be more prone to homesickness, but at the same time she will work harder to earn money to support her family, and her tolerance will be stronger.
Generally, older workers with higher education have higher self-esteem and do not like command-style working methods, while older workers with lower education are more obedient and easy to compromise, so they are suitable for elder care. If the elders at home need special care, they should take care of them carefully. Consideration should be given to a worker sister who has received nursing training or holds a certificate of "Overseas Care Worker" as a caregiver.
If a worker is hired to take care of the elderly, it is best to hire a worker sister who has relevant work experience. It not only saves time in teaching, but also understands the needs of the elderly better, so that the family can feel more at ease.
Overseas domestic helpers are usually novice, inexperienced and ignorant of the local culture, but they are relatively simple, highly obedient, and take a lot of time to train. In addition, an overseas worker sister can only be interviewed by phone or video, and she cannot gain an in-depth understanding of her personality and work ability. Therefore, there may be a gap between her imagination and her imagination after arriving in Hong Kong. Ready-made domestic helpers have many years of work experience and understand the local culture. In addition, face-to-face interviews or "trial work" can be conducted to fully understand the abilities of the worker's sister. At the same time, the elderly can meet with the worker in person to get to know each other and reduce misunderstandings in the future.
