--Apple-Mail-7D1610FE-005E-452F-BABD-22BB936B9EFD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Zoe, Yes we can proceed without an official assessment. Perhaps we can just sched= ule a quick call to discuss a proper caregiver profile.=20 Let's speak in early July. What day works best for you? Thanks! Timothy Thomas Home Care Assistance 514-907-5065 www.HomeCareAssistanceMontreal.ca > On Jun 13, 2017, at 9:11 AM, Zoe Greenberg wrote: >=20 > hi Timothy -=20 >=20 > A phone consultation would be all right to create a care profile, but sinc= e I'm just learning about my stepfather's medical condition, I won't be able= to do one until after my parents have been here for a couple weeks. In the f= irst week, my mother and stepfather will be disoriented and exhausted, and n= either will be receptive to a comprehensive interview about their health, wi= th me or anyone else. >=20 > In addition, there may be new care requirements; my stepfather Andre's fir= st medical appointment in Montreal will be a week after they move here (July= 16). On July 21 we have an appointment at a local clinic where he will rece= ive an initial intake and consult for his dementia and heart condition. =46rom= there, we hope to receive referral to the various specialists he requires. H= is medication prescriptions and care regime most likely will be the same as i= n Ontario, but until he receives specific Quebec care, we will have no relia= ble medical guidance. It is already very complex getting his basic medical c= are oriented here, and it this will have to take precedence over any compreh= ensive home care plan. Once his Quebec medical care is oriented, approx end o= f July, then we will be able to do consultation with your caregiver manager,= most likely in person.=20 >=20 > Do you think we can still proceed with choosing a general caregiver from y= our suggested profiles for that first week or two? If they are well-suited w= e will definitely want to continue working with them. We won't need to sched= ule any other caregiver interviews. I will explain to my mother that if she d= oesn't like the choice of caregiver, it will be a simple matter to try out s= ome others. >=20 > best, > Zoe >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Timothy Thomas wrote: >> Hi Zoe, >>=20 >> I'm happy to hear that you've entrusted your stepfather's care to us. Tha= nk you! >>=20 >> We can proceed with the schedule we discussed from July 17th to the 21st.= We typically don't organize more than one interview at a time. I think I me= ntioned to you that we prepare 2-3 biographies of potential caregivers. You m= ay select one and we're happy to schedule a trial visit. I always feel it's b= est to see the caregiver over the course of a 4 hour shift then a 15 minute i= nterview. One may have the personality you're looking for but not the approa= ch. If by any chance you're not satisfied with that initial visit, we're hap= py to provide a re