Hey @freepro
Although i perceive it as a meaningful and necessary service to care for our elderly and make their lifes as comfortable as possible i fail to see to profitability for you in it.
I mean, the value you'd provide is huge. But it's an time and human resources intense venture that i think would be hard to scale. I don't how it's in the US but in germany you'd also have to be qualified to work with elder people, especially if they have medical conditions.
I'd guess a lot of people simply don't have enough money to buy such an expensive service, especially since it just mitigates a long-term problem for a short amount of time and provides no "real solution".
Also (germany again) if elderly people reach a certain degree of disability they have the right for a caretaker by law. Don't know how this is in the US or where you live.
I want to add something from personal experience. You can be the most patient and well willing person in the world - but dealing with elderly people (especially if they're suffering from alzheimer's disease) will catch you off-guard some day or another.
Out of nowhere they don't want you around them, start to scream and punch you or run from you, call for help or caretakers, yelling that you steal from them or harass them, lock themselves up in their rooms or hurt themselves from falling down stairs or similar things.
I don't want to discourage you from doing it, yet maybe look if you can work weekends for one of the companies doing this already, or help out in retirement homes on the weekends to see what else can be done to help or if it's generally up your alley.
Best of luck!
Although i perceive it as a meaningful and necessary service to care for our elderly and make their lifes as comfortable as possible i fail to see to profitability for you in it.
I mean, the value you'd provide is huge. But it's an time and human resources intense venture that i think would be hard to scale. I don't how it's in the US but in germany you'd also have to be qualified to work with elder people, especially if they have medical conditions.
I'd guess a lot of people simply don't have enough money to buy such an expensive service, especially since it just mitigates a long-term problem for a short amount of time and provides no "real solution".
Also (germany again) if elderly people reach a certain degree of disability they have the right for a caretaker by law. Don't know how this is in the US or where you live.
I want to add something from personal experience. You can be the most patient and well willing person in the world - but dealing with elderly people (especially if they're suffering from alzheimer's disease) will catch you off-guard some day or another.
Out of nowhere they don't want you around them, start to scream and punch you or run from you, call for help or caretakers, yelling that you steal from them or harass them, lock themselves up in their rooms or hurt themselves from falling down stairs or similar things.
I don't want to discourage you from doing it, yet maybe look if you can work weekends for one of the companies doing this already, or help out in retirement homes on the weekends to see what else can be done to help or if it's generally up your alley.
Best of luck!
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