In-Home Hospice Support in Elizabethton, TN

Medicare lists 4 hospices whose service area includes Elizabethton ZIP codes, the nearest offices being Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company in Elizabethton (2.0 mi) and Caris Healthcare in Johnson City (8.2 mi).

972 Elizabethton residents 65 or older live alone (37% of those in households). Someone on hospice who lives alone usually needs added hours of help between the hospice team’s visits.

At the Tennessee median aide wage of $15.45 an hour, 20 hours of help a week comes to about $1,339 a month in wages, which is 40% of the $3,331 monthly median income of Elizabethton households headed by someone 65 or older. Private rates are agreed directly with the caregiver, so yours may be higher or lower. Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor).

Hiring directly, you agree the rate with the caregiver and usually become the household employer (U.S. Department of Labor rules). Some families qualify for programs that pay for care at home; see TennCare CHOICES: how to get paid to care for a family member in Tennessee.