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A caregiver is sought for an 81-year-old senior woman. The senior (158 cm, 58 kg) has suffered a stroke, which she experienced in January 2025, and is currently still in stationary rehabilitation. She has aphasia – she understands everything but has difficulty speaking. She communicates mainly in short sentences, often only with responses of "yes" or "no." Her right side is paralyzed, so she uses a wheelchair and requires assistance with transfers and toileting. However, she tries to be as independent as possible. Her orientation and mental state are appropriate for her age.

She moves exclusively in a wheelchair; short standing is only possible with assistance. She needs help for transfers between the bed, chair, or stairlift. A shower chair is planned to be procured at home. She cannot manage the toilet on her own, so she wears diapers. Sometimes she would need help at night for a toilet visit – once a night – but this can also be resolved by using diapers.

The caregiver's responsibilities include assisting with hygiene, dressing, transfers, cooking breakfast, lunch, and dinner, minor shopping (the supermarket is within walking distance), and household care (cleaning, laundry). The caregiver should also ensure that the senior drinks enough and can do as many things as possible by herself. Joint walks with the wheelchair are welcomed.

The senior lives alone in a family house. The caregiver has access to a guest room (approximately 20 m²) equipped with a bed, wardrobe, table, chair, television, and Wi-Fi connection. Internet is available. The senior also enjoys being alone, so the caregiver has plenty of free time during the day. However, it is not possible to take the entire day off.

Caregiving for a 94-year-old senior (158 cm, 49 kg) who is slightly mobility-impaired. The client often forgets and has issues with short-term memory, which have not yet been diagnosed as dementia. She is currently recovering from a hospital stay, is weak, and spends a lot of time lying down. A healthcare professional visits the client twice a day to assist with compression stockings. The client enjoys company, and it is important to remind her to take her medication. The caregiver is responsible for meal preparation, shopping, household maintenance, and laundry. A separate apartment in a family house is available, with its own bathroom and small kitchenette. Internet access is available.

Care for an 86-year-old lady who weighs 44 kg and is 150 cm tall. The lady has dementia, incontinence, and suffered 3 strokes in 2026. After a fall in June 2026, she sustained a complicated fracture of the left shoulder and upper arm. She has been through hospital and rehabilitation. She has Pflegegrad 3.

The lady primarily uses a wheelchair and requires slow guidance and assistance when walking and standing up. She has vision problems—after the stroke, she is almost blind, with one eye being blind and approximately 3 % vision in the other. She is very kind, friendly, and able to communicate, although she has significantly impaired short-term memory and often repeats the same questions.

Complete assistance is needed with dressing, hygiene, toilet use, and incontinence care. Food needs to be cut into small pieces, and she may need to be fed as necessary. Adequate fluid intake must be ensured. Compression stockings are provided by the caregiving service. Medications are prepared by the service once a week.

The senior welcomes company, conversations, singing, wheelchair walks, and help with errands and everyday activities. Her son also lives in the household, frequently travels, and handles shopping, doctor visits, and garden care. Household tasks are divided by agreement with the son.

Night care is not regular but may be needed approximately 1× per night on rare occasions.

The senior resides in a family house in Karlsruhe-Stupferich. The caregiver has their own room with a balcony and internet access.

Caregiving for an 89-year-old senior (165 cm, 98 kg) who suffers from age-related weakness and incontinence. The client is very forgetful, cognitively impaired, has mobility issues, and is nearly blind. She moves around the house with the help of a walker. Her orientation in time and space is sometimes disrupted. She requires complete assistance with feeding, personal hygiene, and toileting. Companionship and walks are welcomed with partial assistance from the caregiver. The caregiver is also responsible for shopping, meal preparation, cleaning, and laundry. She resides in a studio apartment with a terrace, WC, and bathroom; internet will be installed soon.

Caregiving for a 95-year-old gentleman (180 cm, 85 kg) currently residing in a nursing home, who wishes to move out. The gentleman is mobile within the home with the aid of a cane. Physically, he is reasonably fit for his age, but he finds heat uncomfortable and is experiencing mild depression following the recent loss of his wife. He is independent in dressing, personal hygiene, and using the toilet, requiring no assistance in these activities.

Job responsibilities include household support such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, and arranging medical appointments. The client still drives himself. Companionship is welcome, including possible social games. The caregiver has access to a private small apartment and internet, which is available in the home. The client lives alone in a small apartment with a garden and has no pets. Nighttime assistance is not required for getting up or going to the toilet.

Caregiving for an 88-year-old lady (170 cm, 70 kg) who is physically fit for her age but is gradually showing signs of dementia. She suffers from Alzheimer's and age-related weakness, yet she is fully mobile, although her walking ability has slightly deteriorated. The lady lives in an apartment within a family house, where her son operates a business on the ground floor, so there is always someone nearby if questions or assistance are needed. From a health perspective, she does not pose any nighttime concerns, sleeps through the night, and does not require lifting. The lady can dress herself, use the toilet, and maintain personal hygiene independently, but she enjoys company and wishes to have someone with her in the evening and at night to avoid feeling lonely. The caregiver will be responsible for meal preparation, shopping, cleaning the household, and laundry, although the family can assist with shopping. The caregiver will have a separate room with internet access. It is important that the caregiver is a non-smoker and has a good knowledge of German. A driver's license is not required.

Caregiving for a 75-year-old senior (182 cm, 75 kg) who is experiencing early-stage dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The individual moves independently with the aid of a walker. Orientation and memory are occasionally impaired, but night work is not required. Job responsibilities include laundry, cooking, cleaning, medication reminders, managing the senior's daily routine, providing companionship, and taking walks together. Sons handle the shopping. The caregiver is provided with a private room in a family house (90 m²) equipped with internet and amenities such as a bed and wardrobe. Smoking is allowed only outside the house. A caregiver with intermediate German language skills is required. A driver's license is not necessary.

Caregiving for an Elderly Couple (90 and 86 years) involves two very kind and positively-minded seniors living in a family house with a large garden. The lady (64 kg, 158 cm) suffers from heart failure and atrial fibrillation and is dependent on a wheelchair. The gentleman (75 kg, 178 cm) is physically independent but is beginning to show signs of dementia. Both seniors are continent, and night work is not required (exceptionally, assistance with the toilet chair for the lady may be needed, at most once a month). We are looking for an empathetic caregiver, ideally over 45 years old, with a good knowledge of German and a love for animals, as a cat and a dog are part of the household.

Job responsibilities include complete assistance for the lady with hygiene, dressing, and transferring from bed (no heavy lifting required, as a stair lift is available). For the gentleman, supervision and guidance with hygiene, tooth brushing, and foot cream application are sufficient. Important tasks include administering medication at precisely scheduled times, preparing breakfast and a warm dinner (the daughter often pre-cooks and shops), household care, laundry, and feeding the animals. A significant part of the day involves motivating and socially engaging both seniors.

Accommodation is provided in a very nice room with a box spring bed, direct access to the terrace, a private bathroom, and internet access. The daughter lives just two streets away and is willing to help if needed. Free time and breaks are flexible according to mutual agreement.

Care of an 82-year-old man who is generally weak due to old age. The caregiver is responsible for routine household tasks. The gentleman lives alone in a family house with WIFI connection. A private bathroom and balcony are available.

Caregiving for an 87-year-old senior (175 cm, 72 kg) and an 87-year-old senior lady (168 cm, 65 kg). The senior suffers from dementia and incontinence, speaks softly but clearly. He has mild mobility limitations, walks around the house without assistance, but requires a wheelchair and escort outside the home. The caregiver needs to assist with getting up, walking stairs, and hygiene. The senior is incontinent and uses incontinence aids. The senior lady has progressively worsening dementia, is well-oriented at home, but needs an escort outside. Her time orientation is more reliable, but with decreasing memory and communication abilities, and impaired ability to plan and execute tasks. The caregiver is needed for assistance with hygiene, dressing, and accompanying on walks. Free time can be arranged with the family, diakonia provides 2x weekly 2 hours of assistance and the possibility of daily care 1 day per week. The caregiver has their own apartment with a kitchen and bathroom, WLAN is available. We are looking for a male caregiver with German language skills at level B2, a non-smoker with a driver's license.