We were appointed power of attorney for our elderly neighbours. Seniors helping Seniors were employed for a short time on a few days a week at first. Sadly, the husband passed away after 2 strokes in January and his wife has early stage Alzheimers, so the daily hours were considerably increased to 6 /7 hours daily (4/2 per day). There was one main carer who attended for 66% of the time, supplemented by 3 other ladies. We cannot speak highly enough of any of the carers. They were all highly professional and friendly. The main carer not only spent time with our neighbour but also worked extremely hard cleaning, cooking , even shopping and on occasions taking our neighbour out. All carers showed great compassion but also had experience of dementia and were firm when necessary. It is an invaluable service.
