What Do You Call It?
By popciclecold
@popciclecold (39510)
United States
January 7, 2023 8:26am CST
A long time ago, people would hire people give them a room, snd they would cook and clean, and were paid a small salary. I just can't think of what it.is called. My grandmother did it. Well, i've concluded this is what my client needs. She has a big three bedroom home, lives alone, and needs someone terribly. I am not going to last, I see that today. Can someone give me a name so I can suggest it to her.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
7 Jan 23
@Juliaacv This is something that needs to be revived. It could certainly balance things out more.
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@Juliaacv (51371)
• Canada
7 Jan 23
@popciclecold I think that at different times during history and in different places in the world, we referred to them with different names. I think that at a point in time they were referred to as a maid or house cleaner.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
7 Jan 23
Thank you, I think she needs someone who may need financial assistance, and they help one another. The way its going now, it will not last. I told her this morning a house divided against itself can't stand.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
7 Jan 23
I see several people helped you out with the name/title of the person she needs. I wish her luck in finding someone like that.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
7 Jan 23
@DaddyEvil Thank you, there are a couple. She fighting against going to a home. Don't blame her for that.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
8 Jan 23
@popciclecold I agree, can't blame her for that. But being contrary doesn't help her cause any.
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@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
8 Jan 23
Is your client private pay, or an agency client? Is her care paid by her medicare/medicaid? If her insurance pays she may have a case manager who needs to hear this, and could get her live in help.Owns her own house so probably not medicaid.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
8 Jan 23
She .is agency client. She gets medicare snd medicaid. Thank you she needs live in help. I will talk to the Supervisor.
@snowy22315 (182207)
• United States
7 Jan 23
Yes, housekeeper would be the right term. Can she afford to do that?
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
7 Jan 23
I was thinking more like a room and food for light housekeeping. Client has a really big house. She don't want to be alone. But she maybe looking at a nursing home which she don't want.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
7 Jan 23
We had live in maids long time ago. Now people don´t want that so I hire people for days. I call them maids. In some places young girls go to study language from other countries and they do some chores in exchange of room, board and a small amount of money. They are called "fille au pair" in French.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
7 Jan 23
Never heard that term. But that is it exactly. This is what she needs.
@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
8 Jan 23
Whem she broke her fingers, she really hurt herself. The nurses have to come out and see her all week..She is experiencing a helplessness she has never felt before. She can't even drive her car. Or open a bottle of water. Sometimes we need to know, that we ain't all that. She has staples in her hands, and is in constant pain. So right now she not so tough. Plus she has this fear of falling.
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@aninditasen (16503)
• Raurkela, India
8 Jan 23
I too have a big house and have a maid to clean it. She does my dishes too. In your country what I have heard such maids are quite expensive.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
8 Jan 23
If she let maid pay no rent, or food, in exchange for small salary. It could work. Client not so nice either.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
9 Jan 23
@aninditasen No, not pay a rent. I know she can't pay rent.
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@aninditasen (16503)
• Raurkela, India
9 Jan 23
@popciclecold How can a maid pay a rent? She should get a salary and free food.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
8 Jan 23
Thank you, this is what she needs.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
8 Jan 23
@thelme55 Same to you are you still cooking?
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@thelme55 (77165)
• Germany
8 Jan 23
@popciclecold You are welcome. Happy new year!
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
7 Jan 23
I hope so too. This can be rememdy.
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@maggiesunjuan (554)
• China
7 Jan 23
A housemaid? I'm not sure if this name is insulting, I think it's just a job.
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@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
7 Jan 23
Not insulting at all. You are more right just a job.
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@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jan 23
I would call that a live-in housemaid or housekeeper, although there may be a more accurate term for it now. You know how titles changes with the times, like we can't call people who clean "janitors" anymore, we have to call them "custodians." haha
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