ConcernedSon
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- Aug 26, 2016
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- Staten Island
Hello,
My father has ALS and has no use of hands, legs, or torso muscles. His breathing, eating, and swallowing are okay for now. His wife is his primary caregiver and I help out when I can, but I work full time.
We've been trying to find a good aide to help care for him at home during the day. He's on medicaid and we tried several aides through a medicaid agency and craigslist. So far, no luck. Some of the aides said it was simply too much work for the very low amount they were getting paid ($11.50 per hour) and said they'd rather work with a patient that didn't need such constant care. It really is a huge amount of work as he needs something every 5-10 minutes (range of motion exercises, eating, drinking, moving blankets, changing channel, bathroom stuff, hygiene, etc.) Other aides were willing, but were either unprofessional or didn't get along with my father and his wife.
Has anyone had any luck finding a good aide who will work for medicaid pay? Is it just too much to ask for such low pay? I suggested that we supplement the pay but my dad's wife said the good aides will be requesting $25+ per hour which we just can't afford.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My father has ALS and has no use of hands, legs, or torso muscles. His breathing, eating, and swallowing are okay for now. His wife is his primary caregiver and I help out when I can, but I work full time.
We've been trying to find a good aide to help care for him at home during the day. He's on medicaid and we tried several aides through a medicaid agency and craigslist. So far, no luck. Some of the aides said it was simply too much work for the very low amount they were getting paid ($11.50 per hour) and said they'd rather work with a patient that didn't need such constant care. It really is a huge amount of work as he needs something every 5-10 minutes (range of motion exercises, eating, drinking, moving blankets, changing channel, bathroom stuff, hygiene, etc.) Other aides were willing, but were either unprofessional or didn't get along with my father and his wife.
Has anyone had any luck finding a good aide who will work for medicaid pay? Is it just too much to ask for such low pay? I suggested that we supplement the pay but my dad's wife said the good aides will be requesting $25+ per hour which we just can't afford.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.