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[quote=Anonymous]OP, even if you found a live in, you could not require 24/7 care. They would need to sleep, leave the home, etc. and you would normally have to pay overtime. Does your parent really need 24/7 care? Would someone who lives there but provides care for an 8 hour shift work? I would post your needs on care.com and screen very carefully. fwiw, before my mom moved to assisted living, she had someone coming in 9-5, every day, at 30$/hr. This person helped her shower, dress, eat, kept the kitchen and bathroom tidy (but did not do deep cleaning), did laundry, and drove my mother to appointments and helped her with meals. When she left at night, my mom would have food set out on a plate, etc. The difference is that my mom was not a fall risk. Now she is in assisted living and soon moving to memory care. The problem with fall risk is that even with someone there (and even in assisted living) falls happen. You could get your parent an emergency button. [/quote]
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