Live-In Caregiver Companion & Dementia Care

Right at Home Merrillville, IN

Live-In Caregiver Companion & Dementia Care

Merrillville, IN
Part Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Right at Home is looking for a dedicated live-in caregiver to join a coordinated care team supporting a client living with dementia. This role covers Fridays and Saturdays, giving you a predictable, recurring schedule and the chance to maximize your hours in a live-in setting. As you become more established with the client and the care team, there may be opportunities to pick up additional or different days.

    Because you'll be working alongside other caregivers as part of a team, clear communication and reliability aren't just nice-to-haves — they're essential to keeping the client's care consistent and on track.

    The client also has specific, well-established preferences about how her care and daily routine are handled, so this is a great fit for someone who takes pride in getting the details right and building real trust with the people she cares for.

    Caregiver Service Area: Munster, IN

    What You'll Do as a Live-In Caregiver

    Live in the client's home on Friday and Saturday, providing consistent, around-the-clock presence

    Provide fall-prevention supervision while she walks and moves around

    Follow her established preferences and routines

    Handle medication reminders

    Cook healthy, home-cooked meals

    Drive her to appointments and errands

    Offer genuine companionship and kind, patient engagement

    Gently reorient and reassure her through moments of forgetfulness

    Why Caregivers Choose Right at Home

    One client, your full attention — no rushing, no divided care

    Clear care plans, real communication — you'll always know what's expected, and you'll always be heard

    A stable, live-in arrangement — no daily commute, and a schedule built around a consistent routine

    A team that sees you — your skills, your patience, and your judgment are respected, not micromanaged

    Caregiver Schedule

    Live-in position — caregiver resides in the client's home for two days at a time

    Fridays and Saturdays, with potential to grow into additional or different days as you become established with the client and care team

    Structured daily routine with scheduled breaks and designated off-duty time

    Overnight availability required as part of live-in responsibilities

    Days off and relief coverage arranged on a consistent, dependable basis

    Caregiver Requirements

    1+ year of caregiving experience; dementia care experience preferred

    Comfortable and experienced with live-in caregiving arrangements

    Valid driver's license and reliable transportation — required for driving the client to appointments and errands

    Mature and calm, with the patience to navigate a client who has specific, well-defined ways she likes things done

    Warm and kind — genuinely enjoys engaging with an older individual, not just completing tasks around her

    Ability to pass a background check and drug screen

    If you take pride in helping someone feel safe, respected, and cared for on her own terms — and want the time, presence, and support to do it right — this is where you can do your best work.

    This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Right at Home Franchising Corporate.