Krusch420 t1_jadvl93 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:58 PM

Housing is so difficult if you rented a room to a caregiver they might give you a deal. As for caregivers you get what you pay for. Cheap and caregiver doesn’t exist around here. Expect to pay at least 25 hr maybe more if they have more qualifications. It’s a very old population in Vermont so caregivers are very few and far between. Good luck though.

Vtfla t1_jaeli0d wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:43 PM

If the caregiver is on 24 shifts, a room is required, not a perk. Caregivers don’t generally work more than 3 24 hour shifts a week as we tend to have LIVES outside of our jobs. The way it works is there are 2 and sometimes 3 that rotate out and use the same room for night sleeping shift.

Folks that think they can rent out a room and require 24/7 care of gramma are going to get a potential nightmare squatter/crackhead/thief to deal with, then still have to pay for competent care.

Folks that think there are ‘cheap caregivers’ get what they pay for.

TheQueenCars OP t1_jae02kn wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:26 PM

That's partly why her current care is so crap. The people taking care of her are... Not the best. They're relatives but okay with making around $3.15 an hour for 5x 24hr shifts weekly, they've recently thrown a fit because they finally realized 4 months in their hourly wage... They're getting EXACTLY what they pay for. My aunt's excuse,"Room and board is included that's a great deal!". They're all too concerned with maintaining their inheritance to actually pay up. It's a disgusting situation.