What is live in service, and what do I need to provide for the live in aide?
Live in service is 24 hours a day/7 days a week, and may be provided on an ongoing basis, or for standardized time periods (e.g. Monday-Friday) to allow family caregivers to work outside the home and assume weekend care. Live in care can also be arranged as a respite service to relieve family caregivers once a month or for family vacations. During the 24 hours live in day, it is expected that the caregiver will provide an average of 10 hours of intermittent care. They will have 3 hours for mealtime, 3 hours of “free time” and approximately 8 hours of sleep. Free time means time that the caregiver may be relaxing by watching TV, reading, writing letters, etc. The live in aide is not allowed to leave the home during this time without consent from CareSource so that appropriate coverage can be arranged. The live in aide sleep time is according to the client’s schedule, and the live in aide is expected to respond to the client’s needs intermittently. The client needs to provide a place for
