About home chore services

Home chore services may help you maintain your home when your mobility is limited, or during illness. Assistance for lawn care, chimney sweeping, housekeeping or pet care, can be hired. Depending on the scope of your needs, you might want to hire individuals for each chore, or a single person or company for all your various tasks. To find the right person for the job, check classified ads under 'position wanted' or 'services offered.' Friends and neighbors may be able to recommendations and your senior center or agency on aging is another good resource for finding assistance. When considering a candidate, be sure to ask for references. Then contact each reference, and ask about the quality of work performed, and whether they'd hire the applicant again. If you're thinking about hiring a professional company to perform your tasks, find out whether they're 'bonded.' This simply means they are insured by a company who can reimburse you if they steal or recklessly damage your property. After hiring someone, be specific about your priorities for each task. Although the employee's method for accomplishing the chore may differ from yours, the outline of priorities determines whether the job has been completed to your satisfaction.