I am a caretaker for my mom and aunt. I do not live with them. We hired a private pay M-F helper for the day time. They are both essentially non-ambulatory and are fully dependent on me or the helper for meals and some health care. They have no cognitive problems.
So, what the heck do I do if I get covid and have to quarantine? I can’t seem to find an answer anywhere!
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I'm in a similar situation. Only child, no back up. Mom lives with me. (Bedridden) I provide 24/7 care with occasional PT visits.
I'm vaccinated & she's had her first jab. One more for her next week. We've decided to hold off on the Home Care (PT) for awhile.
She had the Health Department stop by the house to give her the vaccine.
We've lost family members to the virus, and a friend just died over the weekend. Thus our choice to hold off on Home Care Visits for now.
Somehow it's become political where we live & the organizations get upset when we ask them if their staff has been vaccinated.
You just do your best. Restrictions were lifted here in May of 2020, and I've worn masks, etc. Shopped as normally, and haven't brought back the virus to her. I don't really worry about it, just do as best as I can.
But, in reading your profile, sounds like your mom and aunt are demanding a lot more care than they actually need. You might need to want to look at setting some boundaries anyways. They need to get up and be as independent as possible. Take care of each other, etc.
I guess your only option if you were to get sick, is that you will just have to hire 24/7 care for them both until you are feeling better and are done with your quarantining. Hopefully that won't be needed, as most things we waste our time worrying about never come to fruition anyway, so try thinking positively. Best wishes.