Re: Caregiver GOOD NEWS? in Springhill, LA

[Guest guest]

Louise,

HOORAY!!! Phoenix jean

[Guest guest]

Louise,

That is sad truthfully, under the same program - I was able to get 4 hours per

week of bathing care and 4 hours per week of respite care at $12 per hour.

The help was only supposed to be experienced at bathing, but the woman they

sent had been a nurse in Bolivia and she was able to do everything (but her

agency would not let her give medicines).

I guess that you have to be thankful for what little they give you, but for a

caring government with " Christian " values, that is sad. If they won't let NIH

work on a cure, the least they could do is allow an aide to come in and bathe

the patient three times a week.

Take care, Bill Werre

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LOUISE JANDEBEUR wrote:

> TODAY the Council on Aging Rep announced that I can be the recipient of 4

> hours every other week respite care by screened, literate, supervised

> untrained aide for only $12.00 per visit.

>

> IE, willin' and the creek don't rise-- Near FREEBIES help for caregivers?

>

> Too astounded to inquire where the money comes from. Too dubious to say

> yes--and just what can an untrained sitter do? Even the weekly nurses

> couldn't care for Jan for four consecutive hours without days of training.

>

> Some nurses I'd not trust to care for Jan period. May be that suction

> machine capability would allow an in house " normal " mealtime or bath

> episode.

>

> Breakthrough regardless. An admirable beginning program for worn out old

> homebound caregivers and more logical than " couples " quarters in Medicare

> facilities. Rejoice??? Letch know later.

>

> LA Louise considering the old saw about things that seem too good to be

> true usually aren't...especially when government is involved.

>

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[Guest guest]

Dear Louise: If you don't feel comfortable leaving for 4 hours at a time, just go for 2 and see how it turns out. Two hours is time to get outside, walk, breathe, think, drink a cuppa something, read a magazine, look at a book of O'Keefe paintings, or just give yourself some much needed alone time or time with others--whatever you need most. You absolutely need and deserve a respite. If you can't quite rejoice, we will on your behalf until you can sing your own hallelujahs. from NM Caregiver GOOD NEWS? in Springhill, LA TODAY the Council on Aging Rep announced that I can be the recipient of 4hours every other week respite care by screened, literate, superviseduntrained aide for only $12.00 per visit.IE, willin' and the creek don't rise-- Near FREEBIES help for caregivers?Too astounded to inquire where the money comes from. Too dubious to sayyes--and just what can an untrained sitter do? Even the weekly nursescouldn't care for Jan for four consecutive hours without days of training.Some nurses I'd not trust to care for Jan period. May be that suctionmachine capability would allow an in house "normal" mealtime or bathepisode.Breakthrough regardless. An admirable beginning program for worn out oldhomebound caregivers and more logical than "couples" quarters in Medicarefacilities. Rejoice??? Letch know later.LA Louise considering the old saw about things that seem too good to betrue usually aren't...especially when government is involved.If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you mayunsubscribe by sending a blank email toshydrager-unsubscribe

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Bill and Louise: What is this program that will provide respite care at

$12 an hour? That is a really low price for aides I am beginning to

discover. Thanks Lou ReynoldsAt 10:47 PM 4/2/2002 -0500, you wrote:

>Louise,

>

>That is sad truthfully, under the same program - I was able to get 4 hours per

>week of bathing care and 4 hours per week of respite care at $12 per hour.

>The help was only supposed to be experienced at bathing, but the woman they

>sent had been a nurse in Bolivia and she was able to do everything (but her

>agency would not let her give medicines).

>

>I guess that you have to be thankful for what little they give you, but for a

>caring government with " Christian " values, that is sad. If they won't let NIH

>work on a cure, the least they could do is allow an aide to come in and bathe

>the patient three times a week.

>

>Take care, Bill Werre

>

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>LOUISE JANDEBEUR wrote:

>

> > TODAY the Council on Aging Rep announced that I can be the recipient of 4

> > hours every other week respite care by screened, literate, supervised

> > untrained aide for only $12.00 per visit.

> >

> > IE, willin' and the creek don't rise-- Near FREEBIES help for caregivers?

> >

> > Too astounded to inquire where the money comes from. Too dubious to say

> > yes--and just what can an untrained sitter do? Even the weekly nurses

> > couldn't care for Jan for four consecutive hours without days of training.

> >

> > Some nurses I'd not trust to care for Jan period. May be that suction

> > machine capability would allow an in house " normal " mealtime or bath

> > episode.

> >

> > Breakthrough regardless. An admirable beginning program for worn out old

> > homebound caregivers and more logical than " couples " quarters in Medicare

> > facilities. Rejoice??? Letch know later.

> >

> > LA Louise considering the old saw about things that seem too good to be

> > true usually aren't...especially when government is involved.

> >

> > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may

> > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to

> >

> > shydrager-unsubscribe

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Lou,

Louise got it through the Council on Aging (here it is called Agency on Aging),

but

I got it through the Public Health nurse. You have to keep after them to send a

nurse to visit you and evaluate your situation. My daughter also got on them so

when she came and saw our situation, she authorized as much as she could. It

bothers me that Louise is getting so little as bathing three times a week should

be

a minimum - unless Louise did not get the same service. She mentioned respite

and

most of ours was bathing services. Our Agency on Aging told us about the

different

services and we had to track down the right person. The $12 here is the maximum

you

can have to pay as it is a sliding scale and lower income people get it even

cheaper. With Bush announcing better care for Altzheimer's patients, NOW is the

time to push services for our patients. Jan and Louise need this type of help

as

much as any Altzheimer's people.

Take care, Bill Werre

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lou Reynolds wrote:

> Bill and Louise: What is this program that will provide respite care at

> $12 an hour? That is a really low price for aides I am beginning to

> discover. Thanks Lou ReynoldsAt 10:47 PM 4/2/2002 -0500, you wrote:

> >Louise,

> >

> >That is sad truthfully, under the same program - I was able to get 4 hours

per

> >week of bathing care and 4 hours per week of respite care at $12 per hour.

> >The help was only supposed to be experienced at bathing, but the woman they

> >sent had been a nurse in Bolivia and she was able to do everything (but her

> >agency would not let her give medicines).

> >

> >I guess that you have to be thankful for what little they give you, but for a

> >caring government with " Christian " values, that is sad. If they won't let

NIH

> >work on a cure, the least they could do is allow an aide to come in and bathe

> >the patient three times a week.

> >

> >Take care, Bill Werre

> >

>

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> >

> >LOUISE JANDEBEUR wrote:

> >

> > > TODAY the Council on Aging Rep announced that I can be the recipient of 4

> > > hours every other week respite care by screened, literate, supervised

> > > untrained aide for only $12.00 per visit.

> > >

> > > IE, willin' and the creek don't rise-- Near FREEBIES help for caregivers?

> > >

> > > Too astounded to inquire where the money comes from. Too dubious to say

> > > yes--and just what can an untrained sitter do? Even the weekly nurses

> > > couldn't care for Jan for four consecutive hours without days of

training.

> > >

> > > Some nurses I'd not trust to care for Jan period. May be that suction

> > > machine capability would allow an in house " normal " mealtime or bath

> > > episode.

> > >

> > > Breakthrough regardless. An admirable beginning program for worn out old

> > > homebound caregivers and more logical than " couples " quarters in Medicare

> > > facilities. Rejoice??? Letch know later.

> > >

> > > LA Louise considering the old saw about things that seem too good to be

> > > true usually aren't...especially when government is involved.

> > >

> > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may

> > > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to

> > >

> > > shydrager-unsubscribe

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

>

> > TODAY the Council on Aging Rep announced that I can be the

recipient of 4

> > hours every other week respite care by screened, literate,

supervised

> > untrained aide for only $12.00 per visit.

> >

> > IE, willin' and the creek don't rise-- Near FREEBIES help for

caregivers?

> >

> > Too astounded to inquire where the money comes from. Too dubious

to say

> > yes--and just what can an untrained sitter do? Even the weekly

nurses

> > couldn't care for Jan for four consecutive hours without days of

training.

> >

> > Some nurses I'd not trust to care for Jan period. May be that

suction

> > machine capability would allow an in house " normal " mealtime or

bath

> > episode.

> >

> > Breakthrough regardless. An admirable beginning program for worn

out old

> > homebound caregivers and more logical than " couples " quarters in

Medicare

> > facilities. Rejoice??? Letch know later.

> >

> > LA Louise considering the old saw about things that seem too

good to be

> > true usually aren't...especially when government is involved.

> >

> > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may

> > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to

> >

> > shydrager-unsubscribe@y...

> >

> >

> >

> >