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Doug4321 Posted January 2023

Ideas for family caregiver compensation.

This chart shows 5 levels of care: https://careworkshealthservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Primer_Level-of-Care-Chart_RS_CareWorks-Health-Services.pdf


 


1) Independent
2) Minimum assist
3) Stand-by assist
4) Hands-on assist
5) Total assist


 


For each level there is an estimate of how many hours per week is needed. You take the hours for a level and multiply what a caregiver salary would be for your area. It's $15.24 an hour nationally. This doesn't include the agency markup, which would not be considered for this purpose.


 


It assumes a family member is able and willing to do things like incontinence management, bathing, etc. for levels 3-5.

vegaslady Jan 2023
Minimum wage in Washington state is now $15.74 per hour.

NeedHelpWithMom Jan 2023
Interesting breakdown of costs. Nothing is going to be reasonably priced these days.

I think facility care is the way to go. Private care is expensive and one person can’t do it all anyway. You would have to hire more than one person.

In a facility you will have around the clock care. Hopefully, the facility won’t be severely short staffed. If they are understaffed, the care received won’t be up to par.

Getting old with health issues is challenging for many people. Some people plan ahead as best as they possibly can. Others don’t have resources to begin with and find it even more difficult. It’s tough.

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Doug4321 Jan 2023
Right, this assumes the person being cared for has the financial resources, and maybe has a house to sell, to compensate the family caregiver. It's just a way to figure out what a just compensation would be, especially if there are siblings involved.

AlvaDeer Jan 2023
It's all very good, but of course it isn't something that most in America can afford. People doing this need to be careful to see an attorney, get a contract, and do IRS correctly. Thanks so much for this information. Hope it is a help to many. I had a friend recently who died at home on Hospice care, and needed 24/7 care while doing so, not covered by hospice. Was lucky enough to find good people, two of them, willing to do a 12 hour shift daily for 20.00 an hour. But the money hemorrhaged out quite quickly what with getting in home deliveries, food, and medical needs met. Once Hospice understood someone was "there" 24/7 they quickly tried to get away without the covered baths and visits by their personnel. NOT a good experience, but when is it ever in these circumstances?

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