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Who cleans your house?

Aging Well | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (67)

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@gloaming

Look for 'bonded' services where the onus is on the service provider/employer as much as it is 'on you' to ensure your security and privacy.

Interview the provider AND the actual service rep who comes to clean your home. It must be a comfortable fit. Your spidey sense will help here. If you are likely to get two or three individuals coming on a revolving basis, insist on meeting each one of them.

Middle-aged and older cleaners might be more reliable than younger cleaners. I hate to 'go there', but the chances are a middle-aged person is more stable, less dependent, more mature, and has a better work ethic.,,by this point in their lives. They have more learning and scruples, generally, as they mature. And, they're generally more comfortable between their ears with who they are, including all their 'misses'. Happens to all of us who are sane and reasonable.

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@gloaming My elderly father has had a cleaning service for years. We’ve found that age is NOT a factor when choosing a cleaner.

We’ve learnt it’s the ethics (values + work ethic) of the particular person, regardless of age.

The older husband and wife cleaner team my elderly father “liked” the most (they brought him cakes and sucked up big time) cheated him as much as they could. The quality was abysmal. It was revolting behaviour. A young single mother cleaner was the best he ever had. It was such a shame when she moved state.

We learnt to check after each clean and communicate closely with the cleaner of the time. If the cleaner didn’t work with us to address any concerns it was time to replace the cleaner.