Some of the things you should take into consideration when you are hiring a caregiver. Some of them are obvious, like do you have the financial means to hire a caregiver? Specifically with that caregiver, what their capabilities are; what their experience is. You need to look into their recommendations and the classes they have taken, whether they are a nurse or not, their background checks. The things that are more obvious that you should do. When you are looking for other components of a caregiver; it's their compassion, their understanding, whether they are able to handle their parent. I would recommend that you have them come in and watch the interaction. You'll see things that you can't ask them the questions for. Just see how they are interacting with the parent, if they are compassionate, whether they are touching and things like that. Even more important than that is how your parent interacts with that caregiver. If it's pretty immediate, then you will want that person in your home.