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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not hire someone who works for hourly wage. Humans have been taking care of elderly without training for centuries. Anyone kind and helpful is good enough, doesn't have to be a certified expert.[/quote]

That is an hourly wage. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You need 3 people. [/quote]

Just some anecdotes here.

When we had CNAs 24/7 for my mom in home hospice, the agency sent us two people a day, to cover day and night shifts, something like 7am-7pm and then 7pm to 7am again. We interviewed several agencies and they all followed this pattern. It cost about $24k a month for seven months. This was five years ago.

A paraplegic friend hired a kind, helpful person for a few hours every morning to get her out of bed, dressed and into the wheelchair. And then again in the evening to reverse it all. It was a lot cheaper than going through an agency, which usually have 4-hour minimums. This arrangement lasted 10 years until cancer took her. But also my friend was totally with it and could self-advocate, which is not always the case for the elderly or people in hospice. [/quote]

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