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I have been an independent care giver for about 8 months now and I'm not sure what to do in regards to groceries for my client. My client receives meals on a daily basis from a food company, but seems to not like their food very much. He tells people I can't cook, but I have never tried because there are no groceries to cook in the home. Leaving him often times, to eat the prepackaged meals. Am I supposed to go out and buy food to cook for him, because I feel that it should not be my responsibility to spend my own personal money on groceries for a client.

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No.You do not spend your money to buy your clients food or anything else.
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Can you sit down with your client, make a list of meals for the week, create a grocery list, and then go with him shopping or order home grocery delivery? It’s up to him to pay for it. You could include a few meals you are comfortable making for when you’re there and maybe something easy he can do on his own as an alternative to the premade meals for when you’re not there.

Also, do you know of any alternative meal delivery companies you could suggest to him? You can help him order samples and try them out. When food doesn’t taste good, it’s hard to enjoy other things in life...
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You should NOT ever spend your own money to buy anything for your client. Ever. If he is a fussy-puss about meals, well, he eats what’s there or he goes hungry. Plain and simple. At some point, if he wants to keep body and soul together, he will eat what’s there. Don’t coddle him. Don't spoil him. When his gut growls enough, he will eat what’s there.
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Ask him if he is willing to pay and explain that you will cook, but he must pay for the groceries. If he says no then tell him he is stuck with the MOW and that is that.

If he is not thriving because he is not getting enough food then you need to speak with whom ever is your employer and explain that he needs food in the house. This could be a situation of neglect if he gets ill from not eating.

As a caregiver you need to speak up for his needs to keep him as healthy as possible.

Let us know what happens.
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