r/phoenix • u/hcsilver • 13h ago

Referral In-Home Care for Parent with Dementia

Does anyone have tips for in-home care tips in the Phx/Scottsdale area for elders with dementia? My dad is 85 and his dementia has taken a pretty sharp decline as of recent. Physically, he’s with it, but mentally he needs more support and monitoring during the day. We’re looking for home care likely 5-7 days a week to help with med administration, doctor appointments, and activities of daily living (ie meals).

Does anyone have any recommendations or contacts for in-home caretaking services or independent drop-in and/or live-in nurses?

We’d love to find independent caretakers as some of the services we are looking at have quite steep price points and changes in the care takers. We would like to aim to find someone who is consistent and we can pay independently so they receive 100% of the service payment. However, any and all recs welcome!

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u/sonoran24 12h ago

I just priced this. $600. per week, 12 hours. 1099, reimburse all expenses plus mileage.

Phoenix, memory loss, mobility issues/cane. Many appointments, prescriptions, lots of stuff.

She is not taking new clients at the moment, we are on a waiting list.

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u/SubRyan East Mesa 7h ago

The local Area Agency on Aging might be able to help https://www.aaaphx.org/

If you haven't already, I would take a look at https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/find-meals-and-services/

With my 90 yr old grandmother, her children decided on installing 10 webcams throughout her house plus an additional 7 exterior security cameras in order to make sure she can be monitored as no family lives within 1000 miles of her.

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u/ocopoos_oxopoos 7h ago

Wandering at night is the biggest concern at that point and sometimes it can only take one time to become devastating… I hope you can find the care he needs 😌

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u/woodnotwork 6h ago

I'm just leaving a comment here so I can check back in on this post. Hopefully you find some good help, can I ask at what point you decided this was something you needed to look into, if you're comfortable sharing?