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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Home health aides are people too, and sometimes they have kid emergencies, family emergencies, health issues that require them to call out sick, or transportation issues. When an elder is aging in place and using private or agency caregivers, they have to be aware that there can be no shows for whatever reasons. The way things are at present with staffing issues, many agencies can't always cover a no show even though in marketing to clients they may say they are more reliable. Any physically frail elder living alone at home should at minimum have an emergency alert system that is wearable so they can call for 911 if they fall alone at home and cannot get up. [/quote] And who will be the contact person for that? Neighbors, even the kindest neighbors, will burn out if emergencies happen too often and they have their own jobs/families/health issues. [/quote]
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