The hospital is getting care with Baptist Home Care 1 to 3 times a week, but this is not the answer for her personal needs. She has to be bathed and changed. She had a neighborhood lady that used to do that kind of work, and she would come in 2 hours a day at $15.00 per hour for 7 days. She can no longer help, so it is up to the family to find help. They have an income of $3,792 a month, but that does not leave much room to pay caretakers. Her husband is blind, and she has a bedridden son but he is on Medicaid and gets help in the morning and afternoon. Right now, she has no one to help when she gets home. The caretakers are very expensive so we don't know what the answer is. Can you help?
The "answer" is to not expect that there is 100% govt funding for all of them to stay in their home with 24/7 care. It doesn't exist. They need to consult with a Medicaid Planner for their state, plus make sure they have all their legal ducks in a row (assigned PoA, Advance Healthcare Directive, Last Will, etc). The most important thing is to have a willing, able, trustworthy and preferably local DPoA for each of them. Without this, legally making decisions and managing their affairs will become the responsibility of a county guardian. Then the family will have no say or be privy to any of those future decisions. Their health and needs situation is in permanent decline and will become more and more demanding of time and effort so family help is usually neverable to be the total solution, especially with 3 people needing help. It is unsustainable for even the most willing relatives. If I were in their situation I'd contact county social services, like I did for my in-laws.