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Every company I've called says $38/hour. Who can afford this? A recent NY Times article said the going rate in the US is $16/hour. Why is it more than double in Washington DC?
Three years ago we were paying $35/hour to an agency for home health aides, in Maine where wages are generally a lot less than in urban areas such as NYC and DC. My husband had LTC insurance and at the time he only needed 4 hours/day for 3 days a week; he passed away before needing more hours. So $38/hour in DC from an agency sounds totally within reason (not reasonable in terms of affordability without insurance!).
My parents were in NYC. We posted on Next Door and hired on our own, not through an agency. That way we were assured of consistency. We did not want someone new from the agency showing up each week.
This was three years ago when we paid $25/hr. It worked out ok until their health issues got too bad to keep them home any longer.
Most people who do this work do not want to work with an agency because they do not make as much money. But you will have to check references and do your due diligence.
We were grateful for the wonderful caregivers we had. The arrangement worked for us.
A lot of States have a $7.25 hr minimum wage. This drives down wages paid for all jobs but especially for jobs like caregiving which tends to be considered low skill / not needing higher Ed.
First your talking about Washington DC. Like any city everything is going to be higher. Then your talking about an agency vs private pay. An agency has to make a profit and the aide is getting maybe half? of that $38. $16 is more like private pay and really a good aide is worth more than that. Sometimes you have to weigh the cost of homecare and placing the person into Assisted Living which may be cheaper in the long run.
Check out Care.com where you may be able to get a better rate. The NYT is seriously full of it (as usual) if they're quoting $16/hr for elder care!!!! Especially from an AGENCY! It's laughable, really.
As you can see from this chart, D.C. is the 4th most expensive cost of living state in the country, 41.9% higher than the national average.
Hawaii 186.9 Massachusetts 145.9 California 144.8 District of Columbia 141.9 Alaska 123.8 New York 123.3 Maryland 115.3 New Jersey 114.6 Vermont 114.4
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
In DC a law passed that you can get 12 weeks of paid leave for various situations. https://www.dcpaidfamilyleave.org/
On the plus side you can get 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a family member.
The negative is that business pay for this leave through additional employer taxes.
DC is in general an expensive area for businesses to operate.
As you see the legal rate in DC is high. The high minimum wage laws drive up the wages of all jobs.
We were paying $30 an hour in a poor Maryland county in 2024 so the $38 per hour in DC sounds about right.
This was three years ago when we paid $25/hr. It worked out ok until their health issues got too bad to keep them
home any longer.
Most people who do this work
do not want to work with an agency because they do not make as much money. But you will have to check references and do your due diligence.
We were grateful for the wonderful caregivers we had. The arrangement worked for us.
As you can see from this chart, D.C. is the 4th most expensive cost of living state in the country, 41.9% higher than the national average.
Hawaii
186.9
Massachusetts
145.9
California
144.8
District of Columbia
141.9
Alaska
123.8
New York
123.3
Maryland
115.3
New Jersey
114.6
Vermont
114.4