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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would like to point out that I have a couple of friends and a sibling who either have relatives in assisted livings and nursing homes or provide ministerial/pastoral care visits to those in facilities.  They have all seen a stunning decline in the quality of services due to labor shortages. One person who had their very nice CCRC all picked out said they will now never go into one. That leaves home health care aids, which is another area experiencing shortages. So, while it is good to plan options other than family members, those options appear to be rapidly deteriorating in quality.  [/quote]

You can find quality aids if you pay top dollar outside of care companies. It’s a lot of work finding a good one but once you do it’s worth every penny. Our parents have a fantastic one that we found privately and she’s fantastic. And definitely not cheap. [/quote]

You really have no idea. It is very very hard to find good care even with ‘top dollar’ (btw you sound like an idiot sniffing about your $) [/quote]

Exactly!!

I had a friend with a severely disabled kid.  They had round the clock care, were rich (and had money from the lawsuit from the doctor who left the kid disabled during delivery), yet they were constantly struggling with care.  Once again, it is challenging to find quality care.  The good ones often get themselves more educated and move onto a BSN or some other better paying position.  Cannot tell you how many times she was stressed because staff simply didnt' show up...or the only care available are people not really qualified (but that is the best the agency can send because you cannot send people who leave for a better type of job).  Dealing with disabled people/elderly people is not fun, the employees are not typically paid well, and even if you are paying well, the good ones will realize they can "get more educated and move onto a much better job" so they don't stay forever---once they get their nursing degree or whatever they move on (many good ones are just doing the job while in school)
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