Elderly day care (at home)

[biometrics]

Can you recommend a company in the Cape? Googling returned this:

Home - Smart Homecare

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www.smarthomecare.co.za

West Coast Caregivers - West Coast Caregivers

www.wccare.co.za

Elderly Care – SA Nanny

www.sananny.co.za

Last one is:
R325 per day
R4,000 per month

 

[spiderz]

I knew you where ... but not THIs old!

 

[biometrics]

I knew you where ... but not THIs old!

For my mom living with my sister. Sister isn't coping.

 

[Tribs]

Can you recommend a company in the Cape? Googling returned this:

Home - Smart Homecare

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed molestie blandit consequat. Integer lacus purus, ...

www.smarthomecare.co.za

West Coast Caregivers - West Coast Caregivers

www.wccare.co.za

Elderly Care – SA Nanny

www.sananny.co.za

Last one is:
R325 per day
R4,000 per month

That is the price you are looking at. And that is cheap

 

[emam]

That's very cheap.... Actually sounds too cheap.
I know someone who was paying upwards of R20000 but he needed help with everything

 

[Johnatan56]

Only know Austrian pricing, but even in SA that sounds a bit too cheap to me, and for any of them you definitely need to go to others that have used them and check how it is, and then also realize you'll probably get a different person. In South Africa I'd just always be worried about theft and abuse.

 

[Tribs]

If my mother had to get a carer it would be 12k a month. Villa Bruno - the high care center on the property currently costs about 25k

 

[biometrics]

My mother is still mobile. It’s more about giving her pills and food on time, and in case she falls to help her up. So not high care, just someone to keep an eye on her. She’s mid 80’s.

 

[Tribs]

My mother is still mobile. It’s more about giving her pills and food on time, and in case she falls to help her up. So not high care, just someone to keep an eye on her. She’s mid 80’s.

Then a full-time housekeeper should work.

 

[BloodrayneZA]

If my mother had to get a carer it would be 12k a month. Villa Bruno - the high care center on the property currently costs about 25k

My grandmother was at Mbango for 4 years - alzheimer's - my grandfather couldn't cope with her care needs so ended up having her housed in the unit within the property. Well care for, she was quite happy there and the nurses were fantastic too. Uncle paid for it.

This is the area I used to sit with my grandparents when we visited

Care Centre

The Care CentreCare is offered at your level of needThe Care Centre is divided into 2 core areas of careFrail CareOnce admitted to the Care Centre, the resident is assessed and a personalized Care Plan is drawn up and implemented.Special Needs CareWe have an area set aside for those with...

mbango.org.za

 

[dabean]

My mother needed full-time care. We tried having her live at my place for a few months but it didn't work. Dementia, and having to drive 40km or so (one-way) every time she freaked out.

Frail-care at Trans-50 cost around R18500 p/m. We looked at full-time nurses but that worked out around twice that. Really good place, good people. She stayed there for around 4 years.

Eventually my brother found a place in Durban (where he stays) for 2/3 the the price. I took her there in October and she passed away this December.

I still feel bad for moving her.

 

[biometrics]

To add my mother is still mentally ok, though stubborn.