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home help

British  

noun

  1. a person who is paid to do domestic chores for persons unable to look after themselves adequately

  2. Also called: home care.  such a service provided by a local authority social services department to those whom it judges most need it

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But her life took a devastating turn in September after Saabirin's great-aunt agreed that Diiriye's family, who needed a home help, could take her in.

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But tomorrow it could be whether your mother-in-law should be admitted to long-term care, or have home help and how her adult children share their time and responsibilities for her care as she ages.

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The challenges of government are nothing compared to the challenge of putting food on the table and getting a roof over our head when I brought up kids working as a home help.

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The majority of firms with licences are already CQC registered, with only home helps, day centres and some live-in carers falling outside this existing requirement.

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Just 14% of people said they were satisfied with those services, which includes care homes, home help and children's care.

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