Companion Care Needed For My Loved One In San Francisco

About the job

About who needs care: My 59-year-old brother has multiple disabilities, both cognitive (a non-specific intellectual disability that may involve undiagnosed autism) and physical. He is also extremely creative and creates experimental music and collage work. He lives with my 94-year-old mother, who is totally with it but also... totally over being a lifelong caretaker. My brother's mobility is impaired by obesity, lymphedema, and tendonitis. He needs someone, preferably someone with good organizational skills, an interest in music and culture, to help him stay organized and get him out to classes and appointments. Due to his cognitive and mobility issues, his bedroom slides into disarray very quickly. We want to get him set up with a better organizational system in general, and for music in particular, and for someone to help him maintain it. About the care needs: We need someone with a good understanding and sensitivity towards neurodiversity. You have to enjoy working with people who may think very differently. A sense of humor is great. Gentleness and a high degree of self-confidence is a requirement. My brother and mom have a fair amount of conflict. You would need to set your boundaries without being confrontational. Lean on myself and my sister for context! My brother needs someone who is really his advocate, but he may sometimes want to do things like buy cigarettes and needs someone confident to point out that it is his choice as an adult, but remind him that cigarettes are very bad for physical health. Services needed include: transportation, meal preparation, errands / shopping, light housekeeping, and companionship.