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If they call off too much fire the person. What good is an employee if they dont do the job. She is taking advantage of u. Put an ad in the paper and heave the aide apply to the agency u are with. Hilary Blue wrote: > > it seems that every state has its own idea of what a home health aide should > be or do. I have been allocated 16 hours a week. the maximum in Virginia, i > have been told, is 20 (maybe 22). the aide is allowed to help me bathe, cook a > light meal, do the things i would do if i could do them (whatever that may > mean) but not do anything for any one else in the house at the time, eg wash a > dish a guest might have used, or move a cup a guest might have left on a table. > she may do my saundry, and do my shopping - but not take me anywhere in her > car - ....and although i am very fortunate to have a sympathetic and > understanding lady helping me, she is always inventing excuses not to come, > and i cant remember the last time she came more than twice in the same week! > and yet i am thankful for what help have got.....and at least i am not totally > dependent yet! > hilary > > Camilla Flintermann wrote: > > > > Thanks, Nancy, for a great account of the waiver program in Ohio. Don't > > know if it is similar to Maine's, but probably not too different. > > It also occurred to me re: Ivan that one problem may be his spasmodic > > mobility. I know when Peter briefly had Medicare payment for HHA services > > after a hospitalization they were careful to explain that in order for them > > to pay, the person MUST be "housebound", i.e. very limited in outside > > activities---could go to visit a daughter, eat out occasionally, but not > > frequently, etc, Could that be part of Ivan's problem? > > > > Nancy wrote-- > > SNIPPED> > > >As for social activities... this is a dilemma for many because people > > >need socialization and unfortunately society doesn't value it enough to > > >want their tax dollars to go for the activities hours with the HHA doing > > >the transporting. Society doesn't acknowledge or see that socialization > > >is vitally important for the total health of a human being. It is > > >cheaper to place a person in adult day care than it is to pay the HHA > > >for that day. $61. -85. for adult day care verses HHA at 12.55 per hour. > > >Also, if the HHA calls off the patient is without care. Some patients > > >would be in grave danger if not one was there to assist them. The > > >solutions always sound so logical and easy, but they are not. > > > > Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 82/70/55 > > Oxford, Ohio > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > on the web at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm > > and also at http://www.geocities.com/camillahf/index.html > > > > "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! " > > And visit the CARE webring at > > http://www.crosswinds.net/~caregivers/index.html