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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I pay an elder care manager to do what OP is doing for my elderly uncle with dementia. He is a wealthy man so we are using his money to buy him the best care we can find. The manager goes to his doctor appointments with him, vets care givers, ensures he has supplies, and meets him at the hospital in the middle of the night if necessary. Her rate is $200/hr. So $80/hr doesn’t seem outrageous to me. Plus, if she can’t charge her rate she can’t take time off from her work to take care of her dad, right? We aren’t all made of money and need to earn our daily bread. [/quote]

Thank you , this is OP and this is helpful. Like I explained before I would never charge him for visiting or the times I go pick him up to watch his grandkids play sports which he enjoys, or having him eat a Sunday dinner at our house.

It is the times that are costing me financially. It getting reimbursed for the receipts I have for eyeglasses, dentist visit, etc. I have burned through vacation time helping him move, leaving work early to take him to dr. appointments, etc. I used to work overtime and can no longer do that. It isn't charging him far into the past it is just the recent months because it has taken so much of my time to do all of these tedious jobs that neither sibling can do or is willing to do. I would be absolutely ecstatic if he went to live near either sibling and I wouldn't have to do anything. I'm tired and burned out after doing it for several years.

And it is just so depressing because it seems never ending at this point as he continues to decline both mentally and physically. How did you find the elder care manager? [/quote]

Being reimbursed for out of pocket expenses is completely different than retroactively charging him $80 / hr for any time you have spent related to him over the past however many years. Why wouldnt you charge him for dinner and driving him or visiting? Those are also costing you and if he is fine with paying for your time, you should itemize every minute of it and get all the money from him that you can. [/quote]

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