My Dad tested positive for Covid and now his Home Care Company wants to charge us an extra $18.00 per HOUR for his caregiver for 10 days. This is on top of the $30.00 per hour they already charge. There is nothing in the Agreement I signed with them about a Covid “surcharge” nor did anyone tell me about it when I signed with them. I am arguing with them and have gotten to the VP level but I am not hopeful they will remove it.
Has anyone had this happen to them? If so what did they charge you and for how long? Thank you for any information and/or insight into this.
Keep fighting it. I’m sure it is to cover the PPE and other precautions that they have to take, but if they aren’t smart enough to put it in their contract, then that expense falls on them.
Send a certified letter to the president of them company and demand immediate removal of the charges. In addition, still call the justice department and turn them in. They are not doing this only to you but everyone.
Lastly, call the local news stations. They would love this story!
I think CW's suggestions are probably on the right lines, except that all home care workers should be wearing full PPE and practising infection prevention and control at all calls anyway, regardless of the client's Covid status; and if the company claims that workers are not sent to Covid negative or shielding clients if they're also supporting Covid positive ones I hope they can prove it (and privately I'll eat my hat).
If you're in mischievous mood, you could also ask what the company's vaccination policy is - whether they're making it mandatory and if so are they also paying for workers' vaccinations, for example.
If they do not drop the fee when he tests negative I would have a "discussion" with the agency. (read that as looking for another agency)
Talking about extra fees due to COVID, my daughter purchased a car recently and there was an extra fee added due to COVID, I was at a restaurant a few weeks ago and they had an added % on the bill due to COVID, it did mention in fine print that it would be removed upon request, so I would think that this is an across the board fee structure a lot of places are adding or going to add.
Do they charge extra for pneumonia, gastroenteritis, clostridium difficile, influenza, skin and soft tissue conditions, mrsa? Therefore the jabbed staff gave it to him. Are they charging them $18 per pos+ person for spreading it, or docking them per hour bc they have to stay home and quarentine?
It is THEIR FAULT he came up positive. Therefore they pay.
I'm going to be buying a car in the next month or so and I'd like to be prepared with legal background if I run into this issue.
costcutting across the board....
Tell them to explain the reason for this increase? Simply stating because he has Covid is B.S. How will his care change in any way?