What is a reasonable salary for a live-in caregiver?

afisher39, welcome to the forum. Your hubby is the same age as mine [76], which makes me think what would I do.

I assume your hubby had rehab. Is he still having physical therapy? That is probably what I would do, drive him to a physical therapy center. I saw what my Dad went though with using home therapy compared to going to a therapy center... huge difference, Dad did so much better at the latter.

For myself, I wouldn't have a live-in caregiver. They burn out too quickly especially if one is also going to college or has a work from home type of employment.

I would need to figure out other ways of dealing with a situation. If hubby needs help getting out of bed at night to use the bathroom, well I would attempt to get him to try a Depends type garment or a bedpan type product if it is for peeing at night. Lessen liquids after dinner.

As for meals, I am a TV dinner type of cook [I do watch sodium levels]. Anything I prep from scratch turns into a science project gone terribly wrong. I recently re-discovered using a crock pot and so far the food is eatable. We also do carry-out as we rather eat at home. We usually can get several meals out of one.

I am sure other's here can come up with other ideas :)

If he truly requires minimal care then a more realistic option might be a morning and afternoon/evening caregiver that can help get him dressed, bathed and into and out of bed while you take on all the rest.... perhaps 3 hours a day. But needing help through the night raises some red flags for me because that signals incontinence and a complete inability to toilet or change his brief and that would involve a much greater need for care.

I'd love to know how you got to one or two hours' work a day. Assuming three meals and a minimum of six transfers, how long are you allowing for the person to prepare, serve and clear away after meals? And is your DH independent with toileting and personal care or is somebody else handling that? Will the caregiver be left alone on duty or is there always another person present in the home besides your DH? What are the care needs during the night?

It's not an impossible idea but you will need to think it through. For example, supposing this might on the face of it suit a student nurse, is this going to be a student nurse who has no social life at all and never attends lectures or workplace training? - because you need the person to be available first thing in the morning, during the day, and again at bed time. The time taken in tasks may not seem to add up to very much, but the hours on duty extend throughout the day and night.