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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you find what is essentially an on call sitter? Someone that spends their time caring for a family member in decline themselves that lives close by that would be willing to check in for scheduled visits weekly and be available for more frequent visits should the need arise? Or a college student majoring in nursing? Someone that you pay a daily or hourly rate but don’t need all the time. Even an older person still in good health that could use a small supplemental income? I’d promise weekly guaranteed hours, maybe 10, then pay accordingly if additional services are needed. If not your next step might be an assisted living facility. You might also be able to hire a company to provide this weekly and then increase care as needed but it would be more expensive. You could also look for a company that provides an in home care team, nurse practitioner, nurse, physical therapist, nutritionist, pharmacist etc that visit every 3-12 months but have capacity to increase services as needed. That’s what we have now but it’s provided through VA so I don’t know where you’d find it but I know that they exist. Keeps us from going to hospital for things like blood work or monthly doctors visits but doesn’t keep us from visits to dentist or eye doctor type  visits. [/quote]

And what happens if on call sitter has Covid or is busy? Do you think a college student is bonded and insured? What if the dad chokes and the person cannot save him? That is a huge liability for that person and it's devastating to experience. You can probably find someone briefly and then once the person burns out or finds a less stressful gig, the person will quit. You will be frequently looking for new help. These jobs are miserable.[/quote]

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