Hi Carol,
$6.50 is still not completely out of the picture as a wage in
certain states and small towns ESPECIALLY if they're given enough
hours. I had an aide in NY (age 65 but energetic as a 25 yr-old)
whom we paid privately for $6.50. She WANTED little jobs like I
needed to keep busy. She moved to N.C. and hasn't found anyone
TO work for! Geeez...... she HAS the work ethic but moved to a
place where all needy people are in asst living, nursing homes,
etc.
We miss her and she misses us. But she's 71 now and last
time we spoke she was diagnosed with some odd condition.
I'm really eligible for 35 visits a week (under MediCARE) but am
lucky to get 10. You're lucky to get 40 hrs!!!
I live in a big town (Tucson, AZ - million people) and aides want
AT LEAST $10/hour. I pay my one reliable aide that amount to
work privately on Sundays for housework AFTER she finishes my health
care that the agency pays. She's here anyway so doesn't
mind.
I had one aide a year ago who had another patient pass
away. Her patient had tons of chux so she brought them to
us. So we're set on those.
All this makes life hell.
Lori
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Date: 05/30/05
00:34:16
Subject: Re:
[QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
Lori, we live
in Kentucky and are going to be dropped off the waiver because Home
Health doesn't have anyone qualified to do respite with John...of
which we only get 31 hours every six months.
If you live someplace
that provides home health services better..great.
We were promised
chux over a month ago and have not gotten them yet. Home health is a
joke.
I did get John on a personal care attendant program and we
are allowed 40 hrs a week at $6.50 hr. Do you know anyone who will
work for that? He needs 90 hrs a week care. so we have to pay the
difference. We are very lucky if people whow up at all.
The work
ethic is gone .
Carol
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