Where can my Dad get a fair price for home health care, round the clock?

Home health care is very expensive if you have to pay for it yourself. It also brings other problems such as who manages it and makes sure if an aide doesn’t show up, who will? Agencies aren’t all that good at managing sometimes, then it’s on you. You can hire a 24/7 live in aide on your own, but they require time off for personal errands and the like. So you need a relief aide also. And someone needs to shop for food and other needed items, so a third person needs to be involved. Seems like your best bet is to give up the unattainable idea that everything is going to be hunky dory at home. If he qualifies to live in a VA hospital, that might be your best bet. He will be treated with respect there. Contact the nearest VA hospital and take a look. So sorry this is happening and I hope for the best for you and him.

Round-the-clock aids, whether privately hired or from an agency, will exceed the cost of a facility.

Also, my 100-yr old Aunt (with mod/adv dementia) has fallen and broken bones twice in the presence of family caregivers. You may be spending a lot of money and still not get the solution your Dad needs. Just putting this out there so that you have tempered expectations. I am very grateful for his service!

dear OP,
:)

hug!!
i hope others have good advice for you.

in general, i think it's better to find independent caregivers, rather than agency. you can negotiate a price; and it's nicer for your father to have regularly the same people. agency often switches around the staff. the most important thing, is to to find trustworthy people (competent, kind, trustworthy). unfortunately, where we live, it's very common for caregivers (both agency and non-agency) to be thieves; you really have to try your best to judge character. but they all start off nice: sometimes only months later, you start seeing bad behavior. listen to your gut. if you see something bad, it's the tip of the iceberg; more bad things will appear.

your father is over 100!!!
amazing.

wishing lots of health and love, to you and your father,

bundle of joy :)

Ask for the VA Social worker to see what the options are for Dad to increase care through VA. He may require placement as in home care is down to not a whole lot of hours, and certainly won't be supplied round the clock care. In home care is quite expensive. At 100 Dad may qualify for addition of Hospice also. Social Worker will explain.

1.. Have you contacted the VA social worker to find out what additional assistance the VA might provide? Or researched the VA site online? Or contacted the local VA office?

My father's social worker was outstanding, making suggestions and sending information on what might be helpful.

2. If what your father needs isn't available through the VA, you might contact the Alzheimer's Assn. It used to provide free lists of relevant facilities or needs, although that was 4 years ago and perhaps their assistance changed during the pandemic.

But their lists were a compilation of resources, which saved time for me.

Our county also was very helpful with a list of resources. And occasionally I used to pick up free booklets prepared by legislators who had booths at senior center "expos".

3. Otherwise, you'll just have to do online research, since your profile doesn't include a location, we can't share any resources we might know of in your area.

4. You could also try contacting local senior centers. The one in my father's area had its own social worker who was very helpful, and sometimes local agencies advertise in their monthly newsletter.

5. Area Agency on Aging in my area used to be very helpful, but its focus seemed to switch to other priorities sometime ago and I gave up on them.

6. The JWF (Jewish Welfare Federation) also used to provide information on a variety of resources.

Fix yourself a tall glass of lemonade with ice, and settle down at the computer.

Does your dad get his VA pension .. if not, see if he is entitled to it… contact the county office for veterans. Once the application is started that’s 5he enroll date, takes time but income is retroactive.

you will need to Google and start a search to find care and pricing .. it’s definitely sticker shock..