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person in one of their homes. Oftentimes the caregiver is unable to
work full or part time at an outside
job due to the time and energy demands of caregiving. There is relief
for those families who are not able
to shoulder this economic burden.
Medicaid offers Cash and Counseling grants in Kentucky that pay
a small stipend to the caregiver.
Visit www.cashandcounseling.org
or www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp for more information.
In-home care and home-health
care allow someone to remain in
his or her own residence while
receiving varying degrees of assistance. Home-health care requires
a physician to deem it medically
necessary; in-home care does
not. Medicaid may cover some or
all in-home care costs. Medicaid
waivers may be received through
DAIL.
Numerous national franchises,
private companies, volunteer and
free programs and individuals offer in-home and home-health care
locally. In-home care providers
offer personal care services such
as bathing, meal preparation, laundry, light housekeeping, errand
services, grocery shopping and
companionship. They also provide
live-in services with 24-hour care,
respite care, health monitoring
technology and private-duty nursing care. Pricing varies according
to the level of service needed with
a median of $18-$19 an hour.
Home-health care is more expensive because it requires a medical
healthcare professional who can
dispense medications.
The assisted living community
is the