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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH grandparents are 91 and 93 and live in their home of 60 years.  They pay a live-in nurse to take care of them, clean, shop, and cook - through an agency.  This service is $950 a day.  They do not need much medical care, and they are both mobile.  I see it as a very expensive live-in housekeeper.  We have no idea how much they are worth, they never talked about money, and grandpa has severe dementia so cannot really talk about assets.[/quote]

That's insanely expensive. Where do they live? I know a couple who gets care in their home (both disabled) and they have two CNAs trading off - costs about $150K a year - and that's in Georgia, which is a lot cheaper than DC. [/quote]

Agree.  It is Seattle.  I think the agency is charging them for two people, even though it is one person caring for them.  I also think the agency knew they wanted to stay in the house and saw the opportunity when an emergency took them from no care needed to both requiring care.  Grandmother has bowel cancer and when released from emergency surgery knew she wanted to do everything to keep grandpa in the home he has lived in for 60 years.  [/quote]

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