By clicking
Talk to a Specialist, you agree to our
Privacy Policy. You also consent to receive calls and texts, which may be autodialed, from us and our customer communities. Your consent is not a condition to using our service. Please visit our
Terms of Use. for information about our privacy practices.
Also, check with your family physician or parents physician office. Sometimes nursing staff will moonlight on weekends or holidays and provide skilled care at an hourly fee and may be willing to do so for you. Local nursing schools may also be able to provide nursing students willing to do this.
Depending on the level of caregiving needed, your church may have companions that can provide some assistance with errands, companionship, cooking, lightnhouskeeping etc.
Assume you've already exhausted family member options.
Regardless, please be fair in negotiated fees, most will be at least $20/hr and sometimes respite care can be the more economical way to go with an daily cap. A mini vacation and change of scenery for your loved one too.
Good luck and everyone deserves a vacation! Take it with no regrets!