Quick summary
If you need help at home right now, the ideal solution may be to hire an in-home caregiver. These steps can help with this sometimes-daunting task.
1. Begin with a doctor's assessment for in-home care.
To help you understand what kind of caregiver to hire (such as someone with a nursing background versus more of a personal assistant), have the person in your care checked by his doctor. A doctor can also help determine whether in-home care is the best route or whether he really needs to move temporarily to a skilled nursing facility.
Helpful hint: If the person is acutely ill or recovering from surgery or another medical procedure, be sure to ask his doctor whether he's eligible for in-home care as part of his treatment, which may be covered by his insurance plan.
2. Determine your in-home care budget.
Before you can hire someone, you'll need to know how much money is available to spend for a caregiver. This will help you make important decisions about the salary and number of hours you can afford. Talk with the individuals and other family members to nail down roughly how much money you can pool to pay for in-home care to get started. Then you can start looking at other options for ongoing care.
If ongoing care is necessary, you can consider cashing in a life insurance policy or annuity, selling a home, or getting a reverse mortgage -- but none of these moves will get you cash in a hurry.
Helpful hint: The person may be eligible for some degree of in-home care coverage through health insurance, long-term disability insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.
hello!!!im syra....i want to work in home care but i dont have any idea or experience working on that matter.i have 4 kids.can i apply on that work even if i dont have knowledge on that???thank u....
Hi tmoncier, thanks for your comment. One place you can start your search is in our directory: http://www.caring.com/local. Just select the type of care your want (in-home care sounds like what you need) and then enter in your city information. From there you'll see a list of facilities and you can see which one works best for you and your loved one. Hope that helps! Thanks again for your comment. -- Emily | Community Manager
Looking for help finding help for everyday fundamental daily living a few hours a day. Money is a issue tho they do have Medicare. Any ideas would be greatly appreciateD . THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Mom and Dad are in another state. Mom is 88 years old and Dad is 89 years old. They can no longer cook for themselves or clean. They are still able to dress and take care of personal things. Is there home care or a service available for the elderly that provides cooking and cleaning for them? They live in Oceanport, NJ
I' m Angie Delgado, Me and my family are looking for a person to at least bath and cook for my mom she's 95yrs staying home .There's nothing wrong with her only thyroid and arthritis because of her age.She is a very picky person and with an attitude ,well I think it's because of age.On her next Dr's appointment I'm planning to ask him if he could help me on that.
there are lots of great caregivers on ENURGI.COM