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Whoever you hire and allow to live there will have certain tenant rights. I don't know what those are for NC. There were instances where the hired help didn't work out but wouldn't move out either after getting fired. Then they had to be evicted which involved hiring an attorney and paying a lot of legal fees.
Bless you all, and I hope your individual situations work out!
From my brother and me (and our mom) - Happy Holidays and New Year!
GD :)
GD :)
Also get an elder law attorney to assist with setting this up legally. And another compliment to you, you are correct this is too much for your brother with all of his other responsibilities.
GD :)
As for ideas where you can find someones to look after you mom, maybe you could call up those schools that train CNAs. Perhaps, those nursing assistant students may be interested.
Now, for the job, you need to specify the EXACT working hours and duties. It is not reasonable to expect someone to live, work and be on call 24/7 for your mother. No one can and should work 24 hours a day. Is it an 8 or 12 hour shift 5 or 7 days a week? After that the person should be able to go and do what they want. That means you will need 2 to 3 people to watch her around the clock.
You said mostly the person just sits around and does nothing. Well, security guards mostly just sit around or stand around and do nothing, but they still need to get paid. The person you hire could be working somewhere else making money instead of sitting around watching a sleeping old lady.
As for living rent-free, that comes with the job. The sitters HAVE TO be there in order to do their job. Most people don't have to pay rent for their desk and office while working their jobs. Same with the sitters.
One last thing, everyone needs a life outside of work. You want one person to be house-bound 24/7 with a sick person 365 days a year, would you take that job? Would anyone?
GD :)