I am disabled and a young minded senior, if not by body. I need to have a caregiver/housekeeper and…read morewas given workers from A Better Solution in Venice via another agency. I was sent one after another who were supposedly told my requests for service, such as: non-smokers, must like (service) dogs, food prep, cook, clean, laundry, get mail, vacuum & mop floors, assist w organization, carry in groceries & put them away. I had a list for them when they came each time, yet since they didn't take notes, I had to babysit them the whole shift! Each person I was sent, except for 2, obviously wanted to just sit, watch tv & keep a little old lady company and maybe make a sandwich - and when it was made clear they needed to work, they grudgingly did as little as possible and then quit. The two who actually did work as requested, were doing fine (except for my having to babysit them) for a few weeks, and they too started spending time on their phone, or spending a half hour before quitting to do their "paperwork" which takes 5 mins. When I nicely pointed out they were still on the clock, they became annoyed and soon quit. To top it off, the last one broke my new grabber, quit and the agency said they wouldn't send anyone else because she made up a lie about my having bed bugs!! Unreal!! My opinion & experience has been that they don't want to work, they just want to do the bare minimum and collect a paycheck.
