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The caregivers should not be sleeping during their shifts. They are working and need to be alert for small sounds or actions the elderly relative might make.
Even during the night shift, the caregivers should be awake. Just because the elderly relative is sleeping, the caregiver is working and should monitor the relative's sleep to ensure respiration is steady and there is no distress. A sleeping caregiver would not be alert to slight changes in breathing which could be critical to an ill elderly person.
Why would you pay a caregiver to sleep during a shift?
Got it, thanks.
For the question: Well, I’m asleep at night and couldn’t expect anyone to do anything that I wouldn’t do.
From what you are saying OP they don't work for you they work for an agency. They have to follow directions to a T yes, their boss con come by whenever. No Nightshift should Not be sleeping. They should be use to sleeping in bed at home during the Day! Their Boss tells them where to park. So, they are out of the way if an Ambulance is needed. As for going after the paper Only if they are asked to go in a certain spot. They go anywhere else grounds for being Fired!!
From what you are saying OP they don't work for you they work for an agency. They have to follow directions to a T yes, their boss con come by whenever. No Nightshift should Not be sleeping. They should be use to sleeping in bed at home during the Day! Their Boss tells them where to park. So, they are out of the way if an Ambulance is needed. As for going after the paper Only if they are asked to go in a certain spot. They go anywhere else grounds for being Fired!!
When they parked in the middle of the driveway, instead of in a large parking area about 30 feet further down the driveway, they blocked an ambulance from being able to go down the driveway to access the house and blocked an ambulance crew from being able to take a stretcher out of the house.
When they would get the newspaper out of the driveway but wouldn’t get the newspaper if it was a foot away from the driveway (because they were told “get the newspaper which is in the driveway), my elderly relative thus didn’t get the relative’s newspaper. It just sat there one foot from the driveway.
These casual remarks weren’t intended to be taken as literally as they were.
The caregivers should not be sleeping during their shifts. They are working and need to be alert for small sounds or actions the elderly relative might make.
Even during the night shift, the caregivers should be awake. Just because the elderly relative is sleeping, the caregiver is working and should monitor the relative's sleep to ensure respiration is steady and there is no distress. A sleeping caregiver would not be alert to slight changes in breathing which could be critical to an ill elderly person.
Why would you pay a caregiver to sleep during a shift?
This would vary by shift assignment.
Home help aides/care givers on eight or twelve hour shifts no, are not supposed to sleep while on duty.
OTOH those on say weekend or several day assignment where they are spending 24 hours on duty each period, yes they are supposed to have time off for sleeping, meals, etc... Indeed agencies do not pay those aides for straight 24 hours of duty, but only part of day. Assumption is they are "off duty" for 12 or so hours per day to rest or whatever.
Thanks, these responses are very helpful. I didn’t realize that caregivers who work the night shift expect to stay up.
For the issue of following instructions literally:
Today the relative asked the caregiver, “please bring the newspaper in.” The caregiver went outside, got the newspaper, brought it inside and put it on the floor next to the front door. The caregiver didn’t bring the newspaper to the relative.”
When I asked the caregiver why the newspaper wasn’t given to the relative, the caregiver answered, “I was told to bring the newspaper inside. I did that. I wasn’t told to give the newspaper to [the relative].”
So even though the point of the request was for the relative to get the newspaper, that wasn’t done.
Thanks, these responses are very helpful. I didn’t realize that caregivers who work the night shift expect to stay up.
For the issue of following instructions literally:
Today the relative asked the caregiver, “please bring the newspaper in.” The caregiver went outside, got the newspaper, brought it inside and put it on the floor next to the front door. The caregiver didn’t bring the newspaper to the relative.”
When I asked the caregiver why the newspaper wasn’t given to the relative, the caregiver answered, “I was told to bring the newspaper inside. I did that. I wasn’t told to give the newspaper to [the relative].”
So even though the point of the request was for the relative to get the newspaper, that wasn’t done.
Are the aides native English speakers? A lot are not and may not understand American colloquial language
Sounds like a very simple misunderstanding. "Please bring me the newspaper," is what I expect most people would say. "Please bring the newspaper in," is easily misunderstood.
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