I give my caregiver $9.00 an hour -- he works an average of 30 hours a week. And in exchange I Rent to him my old house. So he gets rent, , taxes, utilities, house insurance.Plus -- about $120 in cash each week for food etc.Am I Overdoing It?Gary -- C-5 / 6 years post --- On Sat, 9/19/09, John S. <[email protected]> wrote:
From: John S. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] caregiver blues To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 1:01 PM That won't cut it in Ohio. I think it depends on cost of living and just how much the job entails. If a live in garegiver is going to get respite, they will burn out like a young wife with no kids. Joking.. sorry. I have one IP that has 5 clients and makes around 1400.00 a week. (I do taxes as a hobby) Room and expenses may sound like a great deal but if your target is a person with some history, you may need to double or triple that. Have you thought about sharing your home with nursing students? I don't know your situation to any detail so I can't really help. $500 plus Room and use of rest of the house is = to a cheap high school student. I have a friend on here that pays $5,000 a month for a live-in that rolls him every two hours. The guy is seriously rich. Best of luck, john From: Steve Crowder <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 3:22:35 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] caregiver blues I am having the hardest time getting a live-in caregiver. I am offering free room and utilities plus $500 per month. Am offering too little? Thanks, Nick
