home help and christmas presents

Edinburghlass_2

OP, it would be a problem to my Mum had she been in this position as she would have wanted to do something. Best to speak to whoever is providing the care and ask what their policy is. If they have a no presents policy then perhaps follow dexter fan/grunnie's idea and have a bowl of sweets/bars of chocolates out over Christmas Day and ask them to help themselves.

Old_Git

grunnie wrote: »

My mum has a tin of sweets open all the time for her carers and helpers but I give the small gifts at Christmas. I also put a box of biscuits to the care staff of the home she stays in .

my friend used to work in a hospital in the old folks ward .he said you can always tell how much the family think of you by the biscuits they buy ! He explained most gave the cheapest box because they thought they had to give something .:rotfl:

margaretclare

grunnie wrote: »

My mum has a tin of sweets open all the time for her carers and helpers but I give the small gifts at Christmas. I also put a box of biscuits to the care staff of the home she stays in .

Having just come back from a Diabetes Support/Awareness weekend I would disagree with the sweets, chocolates, biscuits idea. Not because - as is commonly thought - the odd chocolate or biscuit is a danger to people who are diagnosed diabetic, but because they are a danger to those of us who may become diabetic, and that comprises a large proportion of the population. I would avoid sweets, chocolate and biscuits like the plague and I would not put these temptations in other people's way.

I don't think it is necessary to give anything.

Errata

Have to disagree. 'Those who may become diabetic' encompasses the entire population of the UK - clearly an unsound platform on which to base a decision.
People face temptation every time they visit a supermarket or any shop that sells sweeties and live their lives according to their personal judgment.

The difficulty with any kind of present, treat or tip for Homecarers is that it impacts on the relationship between client and worker, which is why good employers forbid their staff to accept gifts from clients.

margaretclare

According to DiabetesUK you are more likely to become diabetic if:

You're a woman with a waist circumference of more than 80 cm (31.5 inches).

You're a man with a waist circumference of more than 94 cm (37 inches).

80% of all newly-diagnosed diabetics are obese i.e. their BMI is between 30 and 30.9.

It could put someone in a difficult, embarrassing position if he/she is pressed to accept sweets, chocolate or biscuits while at work. 'Go on, just one won't hurt' is what one commonly hears and to refuse, no matter how politely, may upset or offend.

BeenieCat

Old_Git wrote: »

my friend used to work in a hospital in the old folks ward .he said you can always tell how much the family think of you by the biscuits they buy ! He explained most gave the cheapest box because they thought they had to give something .:rotfl:

Your friend clearly doesn't realise everyone has different amounts of spare cash!!

Errata

Margaret - more likely doesn't mean will.

stargaze_3

My mom sadly isn't here now, but when she was she lived at home alone and couldn't walk or stand.- Home care came in three times a day ( night call to make a drink and put her to bed) we found my mom left in her armchair over night more than once !!!! only to be told that one of their care team hadn't turned up to do that shift -we as the family had no phone call, so that we could go out and see to mom.

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Gifts, I DONT THINK SO !!!

stargaze_3

Maybe homecare in other parts of the country are run better than Walsall West Midlands, --- I certainly pray that they are for other peoples moms, dads and grandparents, --We have a lot of bad memories with Home care groups -- this is why you can hear anger and bitterness coming through on this subject.

torikate

I work in homecare and unfortunatly sometimes things like that do happen stargaze. Dont get me wrong, it is totally unexceptable, but that is more to do with office staff than the carers themselves. Fortunatly - in my experience - it is rare. I agree with everyone else though, at our company we have a no present policy, so I dont expect (or recieve) anything. Nor should I. I adore my job but at the end of the day I am paid to go there, and as someone mentioned seeing my clients in their own home is more than enough for me.
Tori xXx