Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We pay between $28 and $32 an hour for home health aides through different agencies.

If you hire someone privately, you are supposed to also pay FICA taxes and federal and state unemployment taxes. Also you need to have workman's comp insurance.

This is what we paid also. It's really expensive, and there is no inexpensive way to do it. Even paying an agency, it's hard to get coverage, there is a shortage of workers. In the end, my parent needed to be cared for in a nursing home/rehab.

This is true. In addition, when we find a good, reliable caregiver through an agency, I tip an ADDITIONAL $10 to $20 cash daily just to keep them.

By "full time" do you mean 40 hours per week (Mon-Friday 9-5 type?)
Or do you mean 24/7?
Or more like waking hours (so maybe 7 am-10 pm?)

Anonymous wrote:We pay between $28 and $32 an hour for home health aides through different agencies.

If you hire someone privately, you are supposed to also pay FICA taxes and federal and state unemployment taxes. Also you need to have workman's comp insurance.

This is what we paid also. It's really expensive, and there is no inexpensive way to do it. Even paying an agency, it's hard to get coverage, there is a shortage of workers. In the end, my parent needed to be cared for in a nursing home/rehab.

We pay between $28 and $32 an hour for home health aides through different agencies.

If you hire someone privately, you are supposed to also pay FICA taxes and federal and state unemployment taxes. Also you need to have workman's comp insurance.

If you don't go through an agency, but just use people who are referred to you, say,from a listserv ("Our parent died and our wonderful caregiver is looking for work"), they will be less expensive.
If you don't need trained care, then consider this route.

Anonymous wrote:My in laws paid approx. $225,000 for 24 hour a day care in home in McLean, VA. That was 2 years ago. I think they were CNA's. Hired through an agency.

This is probably about what my parents pay. They are also in the DMV and use an agency.

I estimated for my family member it would be 300k a year. She decided she could be alone for a few hours between shifts to save money so she’s opted to do that. It’s a tough balance as in my opinion she actually needs 24/7 care like a nursing home. I am now terrified that DH will one day need such care and we will never be able to afford it.

$25 - $30 per hour, in a poor county in Maryland

Most were CNA's

We hired them our self (no agency)

Do you have the space for a live-in caregiver? Would be good for a college student. Would need to supplement during some off hours, but having asleep overnight care would cut costs.

$4K per month for 24/7 care, in Paris, France, which otherwise has a high cost of living.

The catch is that my MIL is from a third world country, and wants aides from that country to clean, cook the right cuisine, give her meds and massages, help her with her toilette, and chat in her language. Someone needs to be at her elbow all the time, otherwise she can fall and break something. Her kids found legal immigants from her country, with no education, most of whom don't even speak French, and pay them the legal minimum wage. My BIL organizes the meds and medical appointments, because they can't read or drive.

Win-win, because these are middle-aged women with minimal professional futures, but they are safe with my MIL and in-laws, who are kind and decent people. My MIL can afford this for now, and there is a little money put by for greater needs later.

Around $30/hour, but you might be able to find someone for $25. It's very expensive. Much, Much cheaper to go into assisted living.

Private pay upstate NY, $25/hr, cash only

Virginia suburbs of DC, Care.com, $25-40 hour for companion care, not a nurse.

My in laws paid approx. $225,000 for 24 hour a day care in home in McLean, VA. That was 2 years ago. I think they were CNA's. Hired through an agency.

We paid about $1000/day for 24/7 coverage.

How much would this cost, approximately? It would be the lowest level of care, for fall prevention, meals, medication reminders.

The biggest issue is fall prevention.