In Home Care!

[hensleyll]

Does Anyone No The Going Rate For In Home Care For Elderly Who Has Beginning Alhzehmers and Unable to control bowels for Say 6am To 6pm

[africanclaudie]

The going rate is about $12+ an hour. Check on the Care.Com and Sittercity websites, that might give you a better idea. Good luck!

[jkhanson]

I imagine the rate is also dependent on where you live.....urban vs rural USA.

I googled "what is going rate for elder care" and the results gave me choices to find out
the rate for where I live in rural Minnesota.

[hensleyll]

I make 15 a day,here from 6 to 6,and she is 97 progressively getting worse her daughter a shopaholic but says she cant afford no more!

[vickysue]

I made $13.50 an hour on one client and 10.25 on a couple others when i was working in home care, plus the company was charging  more on top of what i was being paid. folks it isn'tcheap, but when you figure how much the nursing homes charge. $( 5500.00 for aunti and was going up). We were able to take care of her until she fell and broke her hip in several places. Then too the nursing home. I wasn't strong enough to be manhandleing her, even with the proper equipement. The nursing home took every bit of what she had ($300,00.00) before we culd get any help from the state. .You need to check with human services too see if you qualifiy for help.

[africanclaudie]

I agree with "jkhanson" - check out the websites for your area to give you some indication. $15 a day!!!!! This daughter is soooooooooooo taking advantage of you!!! I get paid $12 per hour and my Alzheimer's lady is just starting with the incontinence thing. It is very hard work to care for a person with this disease and that is not even taking into account the frustration, the repetitive conversation (if there is any) and the 24/7 constant care. I hope your employer reconsiders and realizes just how badly she is treating you with this pittance.

[africanclaudie]

Oh, to add to my previous message........I live in Sacramento, CA

[ancmetro]

      I think it goes by State. Yes, it depends on that State and what people are willing to pay for that type of work.

[hensleyll]

Yes Goes shopping everyday buys everyhing she wants and she works on navy base gets paid vacation/leave.sick days she is a avon rep. and owns her own house but swears she cant afford to pay me says she puts it in the lords hands,i dont want to blasephamy but i think she uses  it as acrutch,i feel guilty and dont like confrontation and do know that she has no one else

[africanclaudie]

No one can make a living on $15 per day! Maybe, if you would like to call her bluff, tell her that you need, say, $50 per day or you will look for work somewhere else...... Maybe she catches a wake-up call when she has to look after the patient herself.....(or find someone else at a much higher price). Hang in there girl, fair is fair after all.

[hensleyll]

i know tried to tell her that but she says she praying on it for a miracle emailed her at work and told her i cant do it anymore she came home said im so upset been in bathroom all day

[batmobile]

i have a friend that does that here i live in texas can ask what going rate is i'm sure its about 10.00 and up

[africanclaudie]

Please keep me posted as to what the outcome of her prayers are....! I hope the message she gets is that she has been taking advantage of you in a big way and she should make it up to you. Also, well done on being brave enough to let her know     .....it is hard to give up a job, even if it pays peanuts. If she doesn't come through for you then I hope you get a much better job with a decent pay! 

[falcon9]

Please keep me posted as to what the outcome of her prayers are....! 

That outcome can be safely predicted as 'none'.  Anything attributed to such superstitious rituals is done so via belief without evidence.

[africanclaudie]

Hey Falcon, I said that tongue in cheek! I've been in a couple of situations in the past where the other person "had to pray about it".....it was only a ruse not to make a decision and own up.