Personal Experience Is a Plus for In-home Care Providers

When you're hiring an in-home healthcare worker for your parent, professional work experience with the elderly is highly desirable. But other backgrounds and experience can also make for a great helper, especially if you're looking for a companion or personal assistant instead of someone with medical training. Some excellent candidates come from the school of ?personal experience? -- people who've cared for their own parent, grandparent, or family member. If other r?sum? and interview information look solid, references check out, and you and your parent feel good about the candidate, this real-life experience can be just as valuable as professional qualifications.