I have been told my my mom's doctors that she should be placed in a nursing home. That taking care of her in my home is no longer do-able.
She is not a invalid, but is 92 with a lot health problems. Long Term Health care is very expensive and I doubt she would get the care she needs.
It came to mind, that if I bought a 3 or 4 bedroom house and could get an RN, an LVN and a CNA to take care of my mom (different shifts) it would be less expensive than a nursing home and she could get the care she needs.
Please tell me if you think this is crazy. LOL
Hourly:
RN 80 per visit
LPN 55 per visit
Home health aid, 28 per hour, 3 hour min
Personal Care aid 25 per hour, 3 hr min
Companion/ homemaker 22 per hr, 3 hr min
Daily based on 24 hour shifts:
HHA 645/day
PCA 575/ day
companion /homemaker 485/day
I think you can safely keep someone home unless they are aggressive, a fall risk, wandering or cannot transfer themselves (get up out of a chair or get onto the toilet) even with help. If your mom can still help out with her ADLs, I think your plan to get help into the house is a good one.
Once she needs more than one person to do her ADLs, especially transferring, I think you really need the multi shift support of a nursing home staff.