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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:52 PM Original message |
OMFG... $200 plus a day for a live in nanny for the elderly. |
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princehal (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Is this for an 8 hour shift? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yes eight on, eight off, plus eight sleep... nt |
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wackywaggin (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
108. Think outside the box! |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. this is so wrong. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. You'd rather hire someone from craigslist than take someone from an agency... |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Where do people get this kind of money? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. My thought exactly... apparently we are supposed to spend down his assets this |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
58. Yep thats what they told me to. |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
70. I know, it's horrible. I went through this with my Dad. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #70 |
98. No offense, but what do the infirm elderly need assets for anyway? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. Well for one thing he is married so they are joint assets. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #100 |
105. Ah. My grandparents divorced for that very reason. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #105 |
111. People should not have to divorce to get affordable elder care. nt |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #111 |
115. I agree, it's just wrong. Our society is out of balance when it comes to the elderly and their care |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
113. I went through this... |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #113 |
116. "It is so expensive to die" |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-11-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #116 |
120. Thank you. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Part of it was her mom's retirement... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
47. lol, where do you think the agency gets the people |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. my take |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. Moving your girlfriend in and having her do the job??? Did I get that right? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Well for one thing she has worked in an ALF so she has experiance with dementia. |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. So hire her for a decent wages and don't act like it's a last resort. Hello? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. She already has a professional job she enjoys. (She is an HR accountant) |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Well then why would you even consider her for the job??? Your |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Where do you get these strange Ideas.... |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. Listen pal, I've certainly had "adult" relationships and I have taken |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #49 |
67. Well clearly we have discussed it even before the sticker shock... |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. ROTFLMAO!!! |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. I am embarassed to ask but what does Rotf....mean? |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Rolling on the floor laughing. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Well, that was enlightening! Lost in CT certainly has a track record it appears. n/t |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. Well a tongue in cheek post in the lounge is hardly representative of a five year relationship. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #42 |
75. What a nice girlfriend, to make that kind of sacrifice |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Well she wouldn't mind living in the house (She loves the deer and trees) |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. This is the same person who said that Rihanna should be criminally charged... |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. And that has whatall to do with this... nt |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Nothing at all. n/t |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
88. Ah. Makes sense. /nt |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Par for the course with this one |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
65. I'm beginning to think so... |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. Well, to be honest... I read his [since] locked thread in the Lounge prior to responding! |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:23 PM Original message |
Don't waste your breath. |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. Have you checked with any county agencies, |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Probably not if he has any money. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Yup you have to be down to basically zero to get any state assistance. nt |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. I believe PA does it somewhat differently, |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. They are paid shit, which is why they are often immigrants |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. Are you suggesting $200 / day is raking it in? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. $1500 a week with no expenses is raking it in.... |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. I don't make $1500 a MONTH |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
69. Try reading the whole post and doing the math |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. I DO NOT MAKE 75 THOUSAND A YEAR EXTRA.... (Let alone Net) |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
101. BS. $1500 a week, minus federal and state taxes, minus medical insurance, minus retirement, UI, etc. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #101 |
117. $1500 a week for live in help is outrageous... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
48. I think he's more suggesting that about half the workers in the US make less, |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
12. You're not altogether correct regarding who is hired to take care of the elderly |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. This is how my grandmother earned a living after my grandfather passed |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. Check your local newspaper to see what rates are being advertised |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. Meanwhile, down the street, I note that two different nanny agencies |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. UAV moms? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
86. Urban Assault Vehicle moms. It's really the only term that fits. |
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DKRC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #37 |
109. Think Karen Walker |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. There is probably a list or two floating around a senior citizen agency |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. First of all, the aide doesn't get that $1500/week, the agency does |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
87. Well said, Warpy. nt |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
28. Oooh, Oooh, I'll Come Do It!! |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. Call your local senior center and/or united way. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. That seems like good advice... I will look into that. nt |
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SmileyRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Edit to add |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. We used a 24-7 in-home service for my Dad: the agency kept only about $80,000 |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. That leaves $78K divided among 3 shifts |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #43 |
62. Not raking it in all all |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
35. They are H1-B because they work for abysmal wages |
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gcomeau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Please learn the subject before talking about it. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #45 |
64. "unless the corporation has flat out lied to Immigration" |
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gcomeau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. If you actually belive that... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I do believe that, and if it wasn't true, the government wouldn't already be handing out indictments |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #45 |
77. Plus this level of nursing is not professional level for H-1Bs |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #77 |
84. Then its probably an L1 or some such thing with no prevailing wage requirement |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #84 |
95. Go and look up L1 |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
92. or you dont know what you are talking about . nt |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
36. What would be a reasonable rate of pay for this work, in your opinion? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #36 |
54. Keep in mind this is with room and board... That should effect the wage I would think. nt |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
74. We've always had people who did it for nothing - wives, mothers, daughters |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
39. Well, the short-term nature might scare some people off |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. This is a permanent position .. I have been up here a month (going on two soon) |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #57 |
81. ah, I thought you meant you were looking for somebody for a month |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
41. That 1500 is going to go to the company, because they can take it. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. and i doubt they work 8 hours, if they live in you know they're on duty 24/7. |
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Extend a Hand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
46. We hired a lady to help my Mom |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
51. My 84 yr old mother in law just moved in with us in CT. We looked into.. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
52. It's hard work taking care of an adult than it is a child. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. It is hard work and it can be lonely work, too, if that person isn't really there |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. It's basically to cook for him, drive him places and keep him out of trouble. nt |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
61. We've got an elderly neighbor with 24/7 help. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
73. There is no way they are H-1Bs |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. The answer to the first qquestion is that they don't drive because they |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #73 |
106. According to the Times of India, H1b visas get paid less |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
79. Be Very Cautious About Agencies... |
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tech3149 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
80. Sorry I can't help you myself |
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wiggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
82. I've wondered why more seniors who need help don't band together in |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
85. Do you pay the live-in directly or cut a check to the company? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. Currently the live in help gets nothing and still has to pay his bills elsewhere. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
89. I hear you. It is outrageous. My dad needs someone with him at all times |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #89 |
93. Yikes! Why is that the presumption for someone caring for a loved one? |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #93 |
104. Hey, we live too far away for a daily commute |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
91. Try a local college or better yet a nursing school if there's one nearby |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
94. As someone who takes care of his mother 24/7, I think that's a bargain. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. Bless you for that... My dad is so far low maintenance but I know that will change. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #96 |
99. Is your Dad by any chance a veteran? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #99 |
103. He did mandatory service in the British Navy in the early sixties. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #103 |
114. oh. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
97. Have you looked into temporary residence in an assisted living place? |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #97 |
102. We are visitng them this week. We make look out of state since the |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #102 |
112. I was so pleased with my mother's assisted living. I was grateful. |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
107. You have to hire someone yourself or go through a church that helps unemployed |
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Libertyfirst (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
110. PLEASE REMEMBER: If you hire directly you need insurance to |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 04:11 AM Response to Original message |
118. And yet this morning I read about Octomom getting a bigger house, and FREE nurses. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 07:37 AM Response to Reply #118 |
119. Well that is nice that the nursing is provided. (for the kids sake) |
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