I have a question and I TRULY apologize if this is an inappropriate forum for it but I have been trying to find the answer and stumbled upon this board in my web search.
We have recently hired a nurses aide to assist in the care of my 96 year old grandmother. She recently fell and broke her pelvis, and is in the hospital recovering. The nurses on the floor recommended a nurses aide because my grandma is not motivated to stay awake or ask for help (she doesn't want to be a burdento the floor nurses, even though they have reassured her she's not!) and we are afraid she might "give up" if someone isn't there with her to keep her going. The aide is going to come in every day from 8-3pm to sit with my nanny, make sure she eats and washes herself, and make sure she stays motivated. My grandma is a lucid, active 96 year old, her only real health problem is being a little physcially slow.
Should we be tipping this aide on a daily basis? What is a good tip for her? Should we offer to compensate for transportation?
Nurse Ratched, RN
2,149 Posts
So glad it's working out :). Excellent in-home caregivers are a rare commodity - hang on to her!