Recommendation Letter for Caregivers and Housekeepers

What a good one includes

• Clearly state your relationship to the worker, their specific job title, and the exact dates or years they worked in your home.
• Detail their primary responsibilities, whether that involved managing household chores, preparing meals, driving to appointments, or managing medication.
• Highlight essential personal qualities like reliability, integrity, punctuality, and how they handled emergencies or stressful situations.
• Include at least one brief, concrete story or example that demonstrates their dedication or positive impact on your family's daily life.
• Explain the positive reason for their departure, such as your family relocating or your children starting full-time school, to reassure future employers.
• Conclude with a strong, explicit recommendation and your contact information for potential employers who wish to follow up.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Being too generic or using standard templates that fail to capture the worker's unique personality and specific contributions to your household.
• Omitting the reason for parting ways, which might inadvertently lead future employers to assume there was an issue or conflict.
• Forgetting to include contact information, as most families hiring domestic help will want to speak with references directly on the phone.
• Overcomplicating the language or writing in an overly corporate tone instead of focusing on warmth, trust, and practical daily capability.

Frequently asked questions