I have a granddad who did a hip replacement surgery recently, while he is recovering in hospital now, we are deciding if we should get him a domestic helper for 2 years or to get short term day caretaker for 2 to 3 months until he is mobile again.
Anyone with similar experiences to share?
Thanks all for the sharing. We have decided to first send him to a short term care facility while we see how he recover and how his lifestyle will change. Not willing to make long term commitment without understanding if it is suitable! This has been helpful! Keep the suggestion coming as my family and i are still evaluating the long term solution.
You can also consider places such as St John. They have a Respite Care unit, which meant for short term care. For between 7 to 90 days.
https://www.stjohneldershome.org.sg/our-services
There are also many homecare service providers, even ntuc is one. Price is around 20 dollars per hour. The way to optimize the cost is, to only engage for say 5 hours a day, to help with all the food. medical and cleaning up of the old folks.
You can also consider nursing home as an option while your grand dad recovers and regain his mobility. Nursing home will also be able to provide medical attention should he needs. Problem with nursing homes is, it is not always readily available, often subject to availability.
There are also subsidies available.
https://www.healthhub.sg/a-z/medical-and-care-facilities/nursing_home_respite_care
I think it really depends on how independent your grand dad is and how comfortable he is with someone staying in the house with him.
Domestic helpers also take some time to arrive from the time you apply (especially for Philippines). If you need immediate help for a short term, I will say go with the short term caretaker path, Yes it is definitely more expensive per month, but your cost is going to be only for 2 to 3 months, thus a lower overall cost. If you think that your grand dad will have a long term assistance need, a domestic helper will be a better option. Having a domestic helper does come with its own issues, like managing the helper can be a problem.