Lauren
CareGiver
Lauren was new to care when she joined Right at Home – she came across our CareGiver ad on Gumtree, thought it looked like something she’d enjoy and gave us a call.
She admits she’s more comfortable one-to-one with people than in a large group, so having that quality time with her clients that home care offers really suits her.
Lauren remembers how her grandparents changed when they started receiving home care; “My Nan became less anxious and went back to being herself,” explains Lauren. “It’s like she started living again.” Lauren is now enjoying helping other people rediscover their love of life.
Lauren joined the team and quickly enrolled on our induction training but it wasn’t until she went out shadowing other care team members that she really started to understand the rewards of the job. She didn’t think she’d be able to help people with personal care such as washing and dressing but she surprised herself – she now visits eight clients regularly and has built up strong relationships with them.
Lauren finds it hard to choose a favourite part of her job – she loves the smile that she is greeted with when she arrives at a client’s home – “They are always so happy to see me.” But then she also loves it when they simply say ‘Thank you’ for helping them with things that we would take for granted. “They’re all so lovely,” smiles Lauren. “I love my job and I definitely did the right thing joining Right at Home – I wish I’d done it years ago.”