My mother lives in a home and the home classifies her as being in
"independent living". She has a room with private 1/2 bath and she and
two others in her suite share a shower. There are 12 people in the
particular house that she is in and there are perhaps 10 houses in all
-- several giving the level of care that she receives, a couple for
alzheimers patients, etc. and the cost varies with the level of care
provided. We pay a flat $1850 per month for her (if that is relevant)
((a great deal IMHO)).
There are two caretakers in her house who prepare meals, do laundry,
dust, run the vacuum, etc. and in Mother's care, take a blood sugar
reading daily. They occasionally have to deal with other body fluids.
These caretakers alternate days off, and one of them is there all the
time (sleeping but available in case of emergency during the night).
I would like advice on how much is an appropriate Christmas gift for the
caretakers. I would rather err on the side of being too generous, but I
don't want to go overboard with generosity either.
Susan Webster
Canton, Ohio
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