I was researching caregiving more

And caregiving grants

I found a story of someone who got a grant from a charity to get free in-home care from a care provider agency

So I did some research

Employee reviews of the care agency network.

"Rewarding and meaningful. However, the compensation is very bad. It is unfortunate that Home Instead pays so little for very important work. Home Instead only pays a quarter of what they charge for services to their employees and that quarter is only minimum wage."

Here's the article with the story: https://www.caregiverstress.com/stress-management/relief-tips/barbaras-story-how-a-home-care-grant-changed-my-life/

"The grant program awards caregiving grants to families throughout the U.S. and Canada in order to give them support and rest. Tapping funds raised by Hilarity for Charity, an initiative spearheaded by comedian Seth Rogen and his wife to raise money and Alzheimer’s awareness, the grants offer free professional caregiving services through a local Home Instead Senior Care franchise."

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So -- fundraising organized by a celebrity and other organizations with fundraising capacity. Money is paid to a company that, according to that employee review, charges much more than the pay for caregivers is.

Why not have a charity model where caregivers are paid more directly, with less administrative cost?

This reminds me of the "on demand" concept for caregiving, like Uber. Although for things to work well, it's different than ordering a car or a pizza.

This is where community is a key missing piece, and community is something that can in part happen online, and include people with illness.

Why have a model of separate categories of Caregivers, Care-Receivers, and Administrators, and Fundraising, where community is missing?

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From the same article:

Barbara’s mother could not be left alone for any length of time, due to the severity of her dementia. That meant Barbara had to provide 24-hour supervision, with no time to take care of her own needs. She couldn’t even take a few minutes to tend her yard.

“The grant affected my quality of life tremendously,” Barbara said. “The first thing I did was take some time for myself. If I wanted to go down in the yard and do something for a while, I could do it. If I needed to run down to the post office, I could do it.”

The grant also benefited Barbara’s mother by providing social stimulation from someone other than her daughter. “I think the biggest benefit for Mom was the fact she had interactions with someone different from me,” Barbara said. “Just knowing there is someone there who will hold your hand and care...that means a lot [to people with dementia].”

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What if fundraising was provided to pay Intuitive Social Caregivers to do this for people, without an agency paying for buildings and administrative staff, profits, etc.?

I also really think more people could benefit from a small residential center -- where like the one in NL, 15 to 16 people with dementia per center and many caregivers.

This means it's not one person with illness living with just one or two other people, and it's not a terrible institution with 30 people living along in hallway with 3 staff

And 100 hallways in a bit factory building

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