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I absolutely love that this is the worst problem you can come up with for us!
There is an "allowance" for personal use in the case of patients who are on Medicaid. That allowance can be used however one likes.
There are some places, if your senior is able to get out to them, that have bargain haircuts. My own place is only 24.00. Get it cut about every 7-8 weeks.
But the truth is that sometimes we just hate "getting there". Some ALF have people who come in to cut hair, again with bargain rates.
And then there is the thin hair "pony tail" you so often see out there. Both men and women in my city.
I am put in mind, having recently read the whole Kinsey Millhone series by the late, great Sue Grafton, that she cut hers with a manicure scissors. I cut mine through covid; it wasn't too bad.
Last and not least, how adventurous are YOU, and how adventurous is your loved one? Because with our current inflation I am scared that our allowance won't cover much more than a bar of soap and a tube of toothpaste. If you have the guts, do watch a video or two on youtube. I swear they can teach us just about anything. My marvelous Ukrainian hair stylist said she learned by the entire family demanding she simply DO IT from about the age of six when she remembers standing on a chair to cut everyone's hair. Born with the gene.
Again, welcome to the Forum! Tell us what answers you come up with.
Off topic--kind of--I'm an avid fan of the Kinsey Millhone series and I LOVED that she was so tight with a buck she cuts her hair with nail clippers!
I have a very dear friend who had to log 1600 hrs in cosmetology school before she could graduate. She was begging people to come to her so she could fill up her schedule.
Try a cosmetology school! They'd do it for free.
I've eaten some weird combinations of food in the past because there was no money left at the end of the month for food, whilst wearing multiple layers and sitting under the covers because the meter needed topping up.
I'm not in that situation right now, but it's a reality for many people.
Otherwise, you need to find someone who will do it free. Check with Salons to see if they will do it. Maybe you can find someone who is retired or does it from their home.
Is the Loved One a member of a congregation? Maybe someone would volunteer.