Take Care Of Elderly With A Cautious Hire

By Author: Naman Vohra
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When elderly are involved, hiring a domestic help should be a very cautious decision. Generally, children and the elderly happen to be a soft target for miscreants due to the least resistance put up by them, just like in the case below.

An aged woman living DLF Phase-II is suspected to be strangled by their domestic help and her four accomplices during the late hours. 77-year-old Jaswant Kaur, wife of 81-year old Manmohan Singh, had hired the domestic help for some routine chores as they lived alone and their children were settled in Argentina. On the fateful day, on the requirement of the couple, and the request of the domestic help, her husband and three other laborers were called to do a white wash job in their residence. Reportedly, they left the couple’s residence at around 8.15 in the evening only to return back to carry out a robbery at their place. They tied and gagged the couple in different rooms and took away many valuables from the house. They allegedly strangled the lady during the robbery.

The best way towards a right hiring decision is to start with registering the individual with the local police. ...
... This way police will be having enough information on the domestic help so that later when the need be the person could be nabbed or reached. Domestic help registration generally includes submitting the address and identity details and proofs with the police.

As it is, police make it a point to be extra vigil about the safety of the elderly. Hence, keeping in touch with the police and submitting the details will keep the interests of the elderly intact.

With registration taken care of, the decision maker should move to the next level, called verification of domestic help. Domestic help verification in India is an important concept as it has been observed that many Bangladeshi immigrants enter the country illegally and then move on to various locations in search of job and a better way of living. Womenfolk are found to take up jobs of domestic help, while the men are seen to take up drivers’ jobs and other skilled and unskilled jobs.

Domestic help verification delves into such facets of an individual’s background that are of can be of concern to the employer. Extracting information on criminal history, on personality traits and behavioral issues and other pertinent opinions by talking to the individual’s neighbors, references and past employers gives a pretty good picture on what sort of a person would be allowed inside the house. Additionally, a check into the past, present and permanent addresses ensure that the contact details are genuine and reachable.

~ Naman is associated with a leading background screening company that specializes in Domestic Help Verification