Here are 5 tips for Employing a Personal Assistant:
| 1 | If you are thinking about employing a personal assistant it might be a good idea to speak with someone who is already doing so. | |
| 2 | If you are employing a personal assistant directly then you need to make sure you do the necessary checks yourself. | |
| 3 | Have a look at the toolkit for employing personal assistants available on the Skills for Care website. | |
| 4 | Your local carers service may be able to help or put you in touch with other people who have employed a personal assistant. Bracknell Forest's local service is Signal 4 Carers - https://www.signal4carers.org.uk/bracknell-forest | |
| 5 | Visit the Support with Confidence website and see how they can help - http://www.bracknellforestsupportwithconfidence.co.uk/ |