Social Security and Medicare are on the Republican chopping block

[Trueblue Texan]

32. Take the suggestions here in your emergency...

...then for money, you can do fairly well doing this: go to the assisted and independent living facilities. Put your contact info on the bulletin boards and with the reception and other offices as a bath aide. Don't put your rate. When prospective clients call, tell them you charge between $20-$50 for a bath visit, depending on the patients level of care (and your experience, which sounds considerable). Each visit includes helping the patient with their bath, dressing, applying lotions, hair combing and hair drying if needed, tidying the bathroom before you go--this means cleaning up YOUR mess, not theirs. This is a much needed service and lots of people are glad to pay it so they don't have to deal with getting their loved ones to bathe. You get paid by the visit, NOT hourly. If you finish in 30 minutes, collect your money and leave. If you finish in an hour and a half, stay until the job is done. Be careful and ask questions YOU need to know about the patient too. All my patients are ambulatory dementia patients. I do well doing this work on the side. It doesn't take long to get a nice little client load going. 2 baths a week for most-- it's not a bad gig and you get to control what is too much for you. Good luck and remember, people care about you and want to help.