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We have been juggling caring for my mum (Alzheimers) in her own home with a combination of visits from carers and myself in the evenings. Just over a month ago, she went for respite at dementia care home (with a view to staying permanently) as we were having challenging times between visits. Carehome costs ?1500 a week.
In some ways l can see why it costs that much, but for mum l am questioning whether it is value for money.
She will be self funding once we have sold her home.
I didn't dislike caring for her and do have the skill set. But we do need an income. We were thinking of combination of my care during the day and over night from carer, back in her home.
Can mum pay me? Does this need to be formalised? If so, how do we go about it? Does it need to be equivalent to rate paid to care agency?
And finally, has anyone had similiar experiences?
Many thanks.
In some ways l can see why it costs that much, but for mum l am questioning whether it is value for money.
She will be self funding once we have sold her home.
I didn't dislike caring for her and do have the skill set. But we do need an income. We were thinking of combination of my care during the day and over night from carer, back in her home.
Can mum pay me? Does this need to be formalised? If so, how do we go about it? Does it need to be equivalent to rate paid to care agency?
And finally, has anyone had similiar experiences?
Many thanks.
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