Judith Spooner was taking a break from her job as a management accountant to help her siblings to care for their elderly mother when she came across an advert for Home Instead. “I looked at the website and loved the idea of helping people keep some independence and stay in their own home,” she says. “I spoke to my family and my mum said it was no different from what I was doing to help her and that I should go for it.”
But, like many people considering a role as a carer, Spooner wasn’t sure she would be suitable. “I had no experience and I was nervous about handling medication, but I was reassured by the initial training,” she says. Having detailed care plans also helped as they contained a lot of useful information about each client’s likes and dislikes.
