Since DH was injured and no longer able to be my carer it has been a real struggle to manage even the small basics for living and impossible to get the help we have needed as it is difficult to quantify what would be helpful and have it fit into a tick box. I have been having discussions with someone who is willing to pop in daily just for half an hour as a sort of home help to assist with bed making and veg preparation and similar small tasks. When I asked how much she would charge me she just said "not much as it is for such a short time" so I am not any wiser. I thought that perhaps an hourly rate of £10 might be about right as that would be £5 a session. Because I want to be fair to both of us does anyone have any experience of thus situation? I also think it might be sensible to start off with it being for a trial period to see how it would work out for us both. My regular cleaning lady did say at one point that she would be prepared to do this but she comes through an agency and I think it best to keep these things separate and not muddy the waters because if she was ill I could end up with no help at all.
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