The Terms Of The Nation Of War On Alzheimer's -- $24 A Day
By paying each Alzheimer's caregiver that keeps the Alzheimer's patient at habitation together with cares for them at habitation -- ane dollar an hour. That's $24 a day. Think of it every bit paid terra firma forces of Alzheimer's caregivers.
By the fourth dimension you lot complete reading this article you lot volition move wondering -- why aren't nosotros doing this, why isn't my field offering this program?
This article was prompted yesteryear Carol Wright every bit she wonders why Alzheimer's caregivers don't have to a greater extent than fiscal assistance.
Why non declare a country of war on Alzheimer's terrorism? Seems similar a skillful sentiment to me. The best business office is it wouldn't move difficult to mensurate the tangible benefits.
What would move to a greater extent than desirable: a country of war inward Iraq, a country of war inward Afghanistan, or a country of war on Alzheimer's disease?
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By Bob DeMarco
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How would nosotros handle the country of war on Alzheimer's terrorism?
By paying each Alzheimer's caregiver that keeps the Alzheimer's patient at habitation together with cares for them at habitation -- ane dollar an hour. That's $24 a day. Think of it every bit paid terra firma forces of Alzheimer's caregivers.
Some of you lot mightiness mean value this is a nutty idea.
Others mightiness say, nosotros can't afford it.
There are e'er people who brand conclusions without bothering to hold off at the evidence.
The damage of this plan would move roughly equal to what it was costing to handle the country of war inward Republic of Iraq for a month. So far nosotros spent close $739,960,439,800 inward Iraq. You could too compare it to the $300 billion dollar stimulus package. Maybe you lot received $300 or $600.
The damage of my invention to Federal, field together with local authorities -- about $8.5 billion a year.
By directly you lot mightiness thinking nobody would ever pay $24 a solar daytime for a plan similar this.
Really.
The field of Vermont is a lot nuttier than me. They pay caregivers, all caregivers non merely Alzheimer's caregiver, $45 a solar daytime to proceed the sick someone at home.
You must move thinking, wow, those politicians inward Vermont are genuinely wonderful. They are. But, they accept a skillful economical motivation.
Here is the nutty logic beingness used inward Vermont --
"We realized it is cheaper to proceed people at home. We tin flame salvage a lot of money, together with it is what they want."** -- Teresa Wood, Vermont home-care project, Waterbury, Vermont
Keep sick together with terminally sick people at home. Allow sick people that desire to remain home; rather than, instruct into a "facility" remain habitation together with operate yesteryear amongst dignity. Give most elderly terminally sick patients what they want. Must move a rattling new idea.
Not nevertheless convinced?
Vermont has reduced its Medicaid nursing habitation population yesteryear close xx percent.** It genuinely saves Vermont Medicaid coin to proceed the sick at habitation together with pay the caregiver $45 a day.You are in all likelihood thinking in that place is no agency those politico inward Washington would ever back upwards an sentiment every bit radical every bit mine or the plan beingness offered inward Vermont.
"the federal authorities offset inward 2007, encouraged states to purpose less strict medical standards, together with brand Medicaid to a greater extent than widely available to those who could move cared for at home."***The cardinal give-and-take is "encouraged". Encouraged, non required. As far every bit I tin flame tell, 4 or v states were encouraged plenty to enact the policy of keeping patients at habitation together with out of the "system".
By directly you lot mightiness move wondering, why isn't my field doing this? It would salvage coin together with achieve a wonderful mission at the same fourth dimension -- proceed sick people that desire to remain home, at home.
Why aren't to a greater extent than states doing what Vermont is doing? There must move a reason.
I'll give it a shot. Maybe our elected officials produce goodness yesteryear keeping things the agency they are; rather than, yesteryear doing what is best together with correct for a large fraction of their constituents.
Think of it this way, politicians won't move getting whatsoever large crusade contributions from the caregivers making $24 or $45 a day. Maybe that explains it.
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OK C J, should nosotros organize a crusade hither on the to produce something close this?
It would non move difficult for me to organize a uncomplicated e-mail crusade to essay together with grab the attending of President Obama on this issue. I could automate the process. Press a duo of buttons together with away goes the prefabricated email.
I volition say this. If the exclusively volunteers inward this endeavor are you lot together with me, CJ, its gonna move a useless endeavor.
On the other hand, if nosotros could instruct l or to a greater extent than genuinely committed volunteers to assist us start the ball rolling nosotros mightiness move able to achieve something.
Interested inward trying to produce something close this? Raise your hand.
*Caring for Our Parents
**Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging together with Independent Living.
***Caring for Our Parents
Bob DeMarco is the Founder of the together with an Alzheimer's caregiver. The weblog contains to a greater extent than than 4,900 articles amongst to a greater extent than than 397,100 links on the Internet. Bob lives inward Delray Beach, FL.
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