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onethatcares

(16,571 posts) Sat Jan 3, 2015, 09:01 PM Jan 2015

this may be a stupid question but

how does one be the nurse/caregiver and still work?

I'm 63 and have a job as yet. It's only three days a week but at present it is necessary money and I'm trying to
wrap my head around what happens when my wife is home and needs care.

Our insurance doesn't list anything that I know of. She knows of nothing either.

Thanks guys.

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this may be a stupid question but (Original Post) onethatcares Jan 2015 OP

Home health aides might be the only answer Siwsan Jan 2015 #1

Agree- home health aid is a good idea KaryninMiami Jan 2015 #2

Actually, I think you can get paid for that. Tab Jan 2015 #3

Siwsan

(27,285 posts)

1. Home health aides might be the only answer

Reply to onethatcares (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 09:39 PM

Jan 2015

That's the route we've gone with both my sister and my mother. You have to shop around, but we have found a couple of very affordable aides, through personal referrals.

KaryninMiami

(3,073 posts)

2. Agree- home health aid is a good idea

Reply to onethatcares (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2015, 04:25 PM

Jan 2015

And a social worker at the medical facility might be able to help getting it approved via insurance and or with some referrals.

Tab

(11,093 posts)

3. Actually, I think you can get paid for that.

Reply to onethatcares (Original post)

Sat Jan 10, 2015, 01:50 PM

Jan 2015

It may vary depending on the state, but I believe Medicare (or something) has compensation for care providers - so if you're caring for a spouse or parent or whoever, you can get reimbursed, even if they're a relative. We haven't gotten to the point that we need to do that, but I know it's out there.

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