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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Typically, when you hire a helper from an agency, you get a nurse's aide who can help with things like bathing, toileting, helping with PT exercises, companionship as well as laundry, dishes, light meal prep, etc.[/b]  You generally pay about $30ish an hour with a minimum of four hours.  You can arrange a weekly schedule with the hours you need and depending on how much coverage you need, you might get a few different people taking the shifts.  You have to tell the person exactly what you want them to be doing, so some supervision is required.  Medicare will not cover this service at all.

What Medicare will do, as PP said, is based on assessed need, provide in home PT, a visiting RN and sometimes a weekly bath.  You can do a combination of what Medicare will give AND coverage from a private agency to get all of the needs met.

Hope this helps.  People have mixed luck with agencies, but my parents have had a great experience with Granny Nannies in Florida.  The benefit of an agency is that they are licensed and coordinate the schedule.

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Thank you for the info. Other than Granny Nannies in Florida are there recommendations for agencies locally to contact? [/quote]

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