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Italian for home care

From meeting the family to an emergency call at night: the Italian you need to look after an elderly person and their home.

For anyone working, or about to work, as a badante or colf in an Italian home, live-in or by the hour. Recommended level: A2 and up.

6 steps

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  1. Meeting the familyTalk about your experience, living in, and your days off.
  2. The daily routineGetting up, washing, dressing, walks and the afternoon nap.
  3. Medicines and the family doctorUnderstand doses and timings, and report back to the doctor.
  4. An emergencyA fall at night: call for help, answer the operator, tell the family.
  5. Talking with the familyReport changes in the person, ask for your rest day, sort out the house.
  6. Contract, hours and payslipRead your contract and payslip, and know why working off the books costs you.