This sounds like what my state is going to be switching to. The pay is
$7.75 hr. Also our meds are going to be paid by MediCare! A letter assured
me that nothing would change and there would be a small co-pay like before.
Plus we are going to switch to the Div. of Soc. Services to handle the aides
pay. They are paid every 2 weeks. There again all they do will be aproving
who I hire by a background check which is going to be much more stringent
about tickets or minor altercations with the police.
I just hired a gal that I really did not want to, but had no choice as my
main aide is going to go on vacation for a week and she has nothing else to
do at that time. We'll see how long she lasts after that week. A college
kid finally called me with experience and the supper and evening hours were
perfect for her. I would love to have hired her, but needed those morning
hours for a week. The bad thing about a student is they leave during school
breaks. But she would be dependable for the time she would be here! The
new gal has already showed she is not dependable as the second day she was
to work she called in 3 hours early to say her brother had taken her son
fishing and used her car and could not be found.
Then she was 30 minutes late this morning because she 'guessed' her alarm
did not go off and her grandmother had just woke her up--yet she had a
couple of 'kids'(?) in her car that had court dates and one came up to ask
how long she would be! She mumbled something about she thought they were
going to walk to the court house.
All I can say is "Thank God!" for my other 2 gals!!
Dana
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----- Original Message -----
From: "tahouston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Silas Shelburne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lori Michaelson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Quad" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
I get to choose my own personal assistant paid for by the State of Illinois
through the Department of DHS (Department of human services). They pay
seven dollars and 50 send an hour to the assistant of my choosing seven
hours a day seven days a week. DHS has no connection to the PCA except for
to approve their applications. They are paid biweekly through the mail.
----- Original Message -----
From: Silas Shelburne
To: Lori Michaelson ; Quad
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
Hi Everybody,
Happy Memorial Day!
I have to pay a LPN 6.50$ an hr 3 nights a week to sleep. Lol. She turns
me and caths one time, helps start my bath then leaves for work leaving me
half done till the other nurse gets here at 8. I also pay a aid 300$ a
month to help shower, he can't do nothing by his self (or won't ) so he
aggravates the hell out of me till he leaves around 9. But what can I do
about it, not a dam thing. I have to have them.
Silas
----- Original Message -----
From: Lori Michaelson
To: Quad
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Another can of worms - passions need moving
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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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 05/30/05 00:34:16
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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
