I am a professional caregiver. I had go away overnight and all my staff were busy. I hired a caregiver for overnight from an agency whose owner I respected. When I got home, I found a bag of dog poop on my bookshelf, The caregiver had let the dog out of the yard, My husband, two days out of the hospital, had to hobble down the street to find the dog. The caregiver threw away gel ice packs, micro-fiber cleaning clothes and $200 of paint brushes and rollers. He also scrubbed a hole in the paint and now I have to repaint the entire wall. He threw the silverware in a heap when setting the dinner table. Lessons learned: Don't accept a caregiver from an agency unless you interview them personally. Pay a trusted friend to stay with your loved one. Be Careful
I recommend using a licensed bonded caregiver service. Yes, it's pricey, but the lawsuits from using a "Craigslist" person or similar could be much worse. Many nightmare stories are out there. Be careful!! ❤️
People have no idea how bad Obama has messed up the health care. You wait. It will get worse. This law affects every single senior. The seniors will wish they would die by the time all of his rules take place. God help us. The idiots who supported the health care law need to be taken to the wood shed.
Mjam, i must disagree. I found a wonderful family to work for on that site. You can do background checks and have the advantage of having the same person all the time. As far as rate if you hire an independant expect to pay 17-18 per hour plus taxes. If you hire through an agency expect to pay 25 or more per hour. If you use care website they also have a nanny pay program so you can easily pay taxes you and your employee will be liable for. Another point to consider an hour is an hour day or night. Even if ithe person is there while patient is asleep the rate is the same and they are still responsible to be alert at all times for safety. Best to you, there are many wonderful caring people out there. RuthAnne
Genworth publishes a yearly report that's very good on Long Term Care Costs by state - home care, assisted living, nursing home, etc It will give you an idea what to expect. genworth/corporate/about-genworth/industry-expertise/cost-of-care.html
mjam I too disagree as ramiller does. I have posted on care website and so have other cnas, nannies, and housecleaners I know. We are on that sight to be hired by those looking for caregivers and we have the best intentions. Yes some people are inexperienced and some are lazy and even uncaring, but that unfortunately is in any position. As with anyone looking to hire someone for a job, you need to interview and get references before hiring.
Some of us live in remote places and there is no option to use HomeInstead. You have to be in a big city to get something like this I live in Oregon and I tried to get help. It is SO difficult. I wanted my Partner at home until he passed. So I did it all. It is very hard on a person physically and emotionally, but I kept my promise to him to die at home.
ADCaregivers: What that person did sounds criminal. At a minimum, your loss of property should be made whole by the agency which sent him. I don't know how you can recover the pain and suffering. Perhaps small claims court? However you look at it, the person who stayed in your home is a menace.
Regarding the Afforable Care Act [Obamacare], I for one am glad we have it.
Medicare has been improved for Seniors by measures that eliminate the donut hole, keep rates down, cut wasteful spending and fraud, and expand free preventive services such as the annual Wellness Exam. Seniors will no longer need to put off preventive care and check-ups due to costs.
In the past, if you had a pre-existing condition, insurance companies could deny you coverage. That can’t happen any more with the ACA. I remember when I was turned down because I had a wheat allergy... guess they thought I would OD on a loaf of bread... [rolling eyes]. Then before the ACA I was terrified I would lose my health insurance after I was diagnosed with cancer, I was scared silly that would happen. Whew, it didn't, but it could have happened.
Additionally, you can’t be charged more or be denied coverage for being a woman…. that’s right, women have been charged more and denied coverage in the past because we are [gasp] too complicated.
With the ACA health insurance companies can’t make unjustified rate hikes, and that these companies must spend the majority of premium dollars on care.
Also no more lifetime limits on health care. In the past an insurance company could say you or one of your children were too expensive because of the illness, thus wouldn’t renew your policy. That can’t happen any more.
Yes, there were people who lost their health insurance because it was “junk insurance” that didn‘t follow the ACA guidelines…. junk insurance meaning if you had surgery you were surprised that your health insurance only paid $1,000 for coverage and you owed the rest.
The list goes on. For me, I wouldn't want to turn back the clock and eliminate the above good points.
On the woman who would like a mini-vacation try respite care at a nursing facility for her husband. She definitely needs a mental getaway. Find a facility you feel comfortable enough with (do your research) Let them know you need a few days whatever month and go from there. Good luck!
Medicare has been improved for Seniors by measures that eliminate the donut hole, keep rates down, cut wasteful spending and fraud, and expand free preventive services such as the annual Wellness Exam. Seniors will no longer need to put off preventive care and check-ups due to costs.
In the past, if you had a pre-existing condition, insurance companies could deny you coverage. That can’t happen any more with the ACA. I remember when I was turned down because I had a wheat allergy... guess they thought I would OD on a loaf of bread... [rolling eyes]. Then before the ACA I was terrified I would lose my health insurance after I was diagnosed with cancer, I was scared silly that would happen. Whew, it didn't, but it could have happened.
Additionally, you can’t be charged more or be denied coverage for being a woman…. that’s right, women have been charged more and denied coverage in the past because we are [gasp] too complicated.
With the ACA health insurance companies can’t make unjustified rate hikes, and that these companies must spend the majority of premium dollars on care.
Also no more lifetime limits on health care. In the past an insurance company could say you or one of your children were too expensive because of the illness, thus wouldn’t renew your policy. That can’t happen any more.
Yes, there were people who lost their health insurance because it was “junk insurance” that didn‘t follow the ACA guidelines…. junk insurance meaning if you had surgery you were surprised that your health insurance only paid $1,000 for coverage and you owed the rest.
The list goes on. For me, I wouldn't want to turn back the clock and eliminate the above good points.
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