| Like many of the elderly Health Care issues in | | | | cost varies from about $13 to $20 dollars an hour |
| Austin and other major cities is a big issue. People | | | | depending upon the area of the country that you |
| are looking for a way that they can stay in their | | | | live in. This can be long term care at home or |
| own homes as they face the aspect of growing | | | | short term care to help get through a crisis and |
| older and not being able to take care of | | | | the family can choose how much time per week |
| themselves. Health care in Austin and across the | | | | the assistance is available. There is also some local |
| United States does not pay for people to get help | | | | and state funding available to subsidize the cost |
| in their own homes. Families face a growing | | | | for low-income families to enable them to get the |
| burden of care for elderly and disabled relatives | | | | help that they need. If it were not for this option, |
| and most people will have to pay for their own | | | | most of the elderly would either end up in an |
| support services in old age as the state's role | | | | assisted living facility, in a nursing home or at an |
| shrinks and there is no funding for services. | | | | adult daycare facility. |
| There is a solution. The option of hiring caregivers | | | | FACTS ABOUT HOME CARE AND AGING: |
| to come into your home is becoming more and | | | | Home care is one of the fastest growing |
| more popular today. These caregivers come | | | | segments of the American health care system. |
| several times a week to help with activities of | | | | There are 70 million people over the age of 50 in |
| daily living including daily light household cleaning, | | | | the U.S |
| bathing, meal preparation, and taking clients to | | | | Someone turns 50 every 7 seconds. |
| appointments and companionship. | | | | The demand for home health care services will |
| With the new trends of people living longer, | | | | continue to accelerate as the nearly 80 million |
| staying healthier, and wanting to stay in their own | | | | baby boomers age. |
| homes, there is a need for such Personal | | | | Eighty three (83) percent of homeowners |
| Caregiver services all across the United States. | | | | surveyed nationwide have said they would like to |
| On average these caregivers spend about 15 to | | | | remain in their homes for the rest of their lives. |
| 20 hours a week with each senior. The average | | | | |