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[quote=Anonymous]We've had caregivers for at least 15  years. We started at 4 hours per day. We've never had anything stolen.

Pay well. We are currently paying $31 per hour in rural Maryland.  You will need to pay more in urban areas.

OP, Mom's estate lawyer gave me wise advise  years ago. He has clients he supervises under care. He said with caregivers you get high school graduates if that.
He said don't be too picky.

I give the caregivers the Wi Fi password when they start. We have 3 currently enrolled in college. Yes the caregivers stream movies etc but Mom is safe, happy, clean, well fed and has 0 bedsores.

When Mom was still walking we had the caregivers take Mom outside for two walks a day. She would get outside if it was above 45 degrees and below 75 degrees. The caregivers bundled her up.

When Mom was still mobile we gave the caregivers chores for Mom to do. Mom loved swiffering with a dry swiffer. She loved wiping down the kitchen counters. Mom was also in charge of putting the silver ware away in the silverware slots in the drawer. Mom was also responsible for putting trash in the kitchen trash can. Mom also could fold laundry and would also move laundry from the washer to the dryer.

One caregiver thought Mom needed some arts and crafts.  Caregiver told me what to buy and Mom started painting with caregivers.

TV has it's place. One caregiver wanted to get married so caregiver and Mom would sit on the couch snuggled together and watch Say Yes To The Dress. Mom loved the snuggling. It was the cutest thing.

If you keep Mom at home longer spell out a care  plan with times for activities that you want caregivers to do. This will engage Mom more.

I've toured facilities in two states.  You can learn a lot from talking to workers in the parking lots.  In general the smaller, older rural facilities seemed to offer the best care and cleanliness.[/quote]

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