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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is called companion care and some agencies provide it but require minimums. The minimum I was quoted recently was 18 hours per week (6 hours per shift) for interacting with the senior, light housekeeping, medication reminders, meal preparation type stuff. $30+per hour. I think bathing or other personal care would add to the cost.

As for meals, when one of my parents could still prep meals but was frustrated with thinking up ideas every night and doing the shopping, We used hello fresh so they had everything for 2 dinners per week. sometimes only sent it every other week if we were in town visiting or if they had other plans. It can get pricey but they enjoyed it and they weren’t wasting food. I handled the ordering and everything from afar through the app. 
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Our experience was anything from a meal prep ingredient service to a meal delivery service was only a temporary solution. Slowly or not slowly mom forgets to put things in the fridge or she accidentally microwaves it with a spoon and paper plate. Maybe she forgets to eat at all, but insists she did and the helper doesn't want to check or argue.  At a facility you have a cafeteria or dining room there. There is a kitchenette. You can put water in the fridge and snacks in the cupboard like nuts, seeds, cereal, oatmeal bars and bring her some fruit each week. No worries about meal service not making it in bad weather or mom forgetting to put it in the fridge.[/quote]

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