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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a relative with 24/7 home care and they’re spending north of $350,000/year.[/quote]

where is all of this money going? Why do we allow the middlemen to skim off so much cash from the actual provider?[/quote]

The agency ensures there is always someone there, even if somebody calls out or just doesn’t show up (pretty common). It’s somebody you can report suspected errors or even thefts to. They can also find a replacement if the person is not a good fit.

I looked into hiring somebody independently—you can find some apparently great people if you look. But the savings weren’t much if anything, and what if they flaked out? What if they were a bad fit? Then I’d be back at square one, scrolling through profiles.

I sympathize with the perspective that the caregivers are underpaid. Some of them were excellent and I would have been willing to pay them more directly. But I didn’t have it in me to coordinate 24-7 coverage and deal with all the non-excellent providers directly. [/quote]

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