What is the going rate for in home care?

Yep--about $25 an hour, per hour. Many agencies have a 4 hour minimum for their employees. The employees gets about $10 of that. Bear that in mind--these people (I was one for years) work their tails off for basically minimum wage.

If you go private--you need to have them bonded and sometimes extra insurance. Different rules in different states.

Most my clients did wind up in NH's after a while, financially, it was a better "fit". Also, they of course, deteriorated to the point that keeping them home with 24/7 care was prohibitively costly.

Depending upon the Area, about $25. per hour if you go through an agency.

You can hire through care.com and they have a process to pay your caregiver. This is much cheaper than an agency, but you have to find the help. I do private pay and it runs $5,300 a month. Watch out for agencies-they will run up the bill by putting employees on overtime which costs YOU more money. They will also tell you that you have to hire 2 people, when that is not legally required, not in this state anyways. Just be careful, once you receive a bill from an agency, you are stuck with it. Had one employee who worked a crazy amount of overtime for around 4 months before the agency caught on. Feel sorry for the family coz the agency didn't rotate people and keep the costs down. Be careful, read any agreements thoroughly.

Assisted Living is MUCH cheaper!

Through friends, church email lists (asking the list host) was able to get some help for $15/hour without committing to 4 hours at a time.

Ask your local service organizations like Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis if they have resources. Is your father a veteran? Check out Meals on Wheels. Also check and see if you have a geriatric nurse practitioner or a visiting nurse service in your area who can hook you up with resources.

bmf224, my own Dad had around the clock caregivers at his home, 3 shifts per day. It cost him $20k per month. The caregivers were through an agency that was licensed, bonded, insured, and had workman's comp for their caregivers.

If you hire a person who is not part of an agency, your Dad would need to purchase "workman comp" insurance in case the caregiver got hurt on the job.

Dad found out that by home selling his house and moving to senior facility, the cost was much less then having caregivers at home.

This is a timely question. I am going thru the process of hiring a replacement for one caregiver that recently quit for a better paying gig. And the rates I have been quoted are between 24-25/hr, with a 4 hr minimum requirement. What i have the most trouble with is finding someone to do a split shift. My husband goes to a senior center while I am at work. I do not want to pay someone during the hours he is at the center. I have tried to private-pay a friend but been told that I’d pay her benefits too. So, always go through an agency. Easier to fire if you are unhappy.

You’ll find that assisted living is MUCH less expensive and much better for your dad. Sitting alone in your house watching TV isn’t living.

I am an independent contract. I pay my own taxes. Each client is different and I negotiate my cost. Light care at $15/hour. 24 hour care (if I can sleep at least 6 hours) and client mild to moderate dementia a or fall risk I charge $240 per 24 hours. Each independent care giver negotiates their fee. I specialize in meal prep (nutritionist), I am a personal trainer, specializing in senior exercise programs, rehab exercise, etc. I research specific medical conditions of a client and monitor meds for side effects and bad interactions.