Home health aide…

When I was at my worst, unable to walk & no use of my arms or hands, I did have an RN coming to the house to do my IVIG & solumedrol infusions, taking my blood pressure & listening to my heart rate. But when we checked to see if it would cover anything like bathing me or helping me dress, we were told that that was considered “maintenance therapy” & it would cost us $35 for half an hour. We had excellent private insurance, still do. Forget about medical insurance paying for someone to clean your house…

We got a house keeper for $15 an hour every two weeks (still have her), & my mother moved in to take care of me during the day. She made my breakfast & lunch, helped with dinners, helped me to get dressed, emptied my commode, etc. My husband gave me sponge baths, washed my hair in the sink, did all of the errands, bills, dishes, washing of clothes, etc. We lived like this for two years until I finally began to show improvement from my cytoxan infusions months prior.

Dawn has some excellent suggestions, I know our church has a list of volunteers to do things like grocery shopping, cleaning, running errands, etc. I wish I had known that at the time. There are also other agencies that can help out as well. But private insurance paying for someone to clean, I doubt it…