Caring for an elderly person over 80 is not easy. A person who assumes such a significant responsibility for the guardianship of a pensioner must have not only the appropriate physical skills and knowledge, but also fortitude and moral endurance. Let's talk about exactly how such relationships are formalized, what obligations are assumed in the process.
Who can provide care?
First of all, let's discuss who exactly can care for an elderly person over 80 years old. It is allowed to help not only close relatives, but also those who do not have any family ties with a potential ward. What are the requirements imposed by the current legislation of our country to such people? The main characteristics that a carer should have are as follows:
- working age;
- lack of any main job (taking care of a pensioner takes up a significant part of the time and requiresregular execution);
- lack of any payments from the state (for example, unemployment benefits paid at the labor exchange).
Please note that the legal framework of our country does not prohibit caring for several people in need at once, however, the actions taken should not be to the detriment of each other.
What does the guardian get?
It is quite common in society that people take care of an elderly person over 80 years old because of self-interest. In fact, such an occupation does not provide any significant benefits and advantages. Possible benefits, in addition to satisfying a sense of moral duty, include:
- accrual seniority;
- receiving compensation payments.
The amount of compensation payments and the rules for calculating them
The amount of state subsidies accrued to a person who cares for a pensioner is very small, it is not possible to live on it. Currently, care for the elderly is estimated at 1,200 rubles per month. This figure is the same for the entire country, but may vary depending on specific regional coefficients. In addition, if you decide to care for several people at once, the amount will be multiplied by the number of wards.
If you decide to take care of an elderly person, be sure to consider the fact thatthe funds due to you are not handed out, they are transferred as an additional part of the pension. It will be possible to receive funds for personal use only after the ward receives the money due to him and transfers part of them (1200 rubles) to his assistant.
Terms for consideration of the appeal
A positive decision on the payment of compensation is made within one decade (ten days), a refusal to pay is justified in a shorter time, representatives of the Pension Fund are required to report a negative decision within only five working days. Please note that employees of the state structure not only report the refusal, but also explain why such a decision was made, what needs to be done to change it.
Who else needs to be taken care of?
Care for lonely elderly people is carried out not only if they reach the age of 80 and are unable to provide normal living conditions on their own. The feasible help of an outsider is also necessary for the following categories of persons:
- disabled people of the first group;
- children under the age of 18 who are disabled in any group;
- pensioners who have received a medical opinion that they need additional care.
Regardless of which category of persons your ward belongs to, registration of relationships, including financial payments, is carried out according to a typical, classicalscheme.
Documents to be submitted to the Pension Fund
Let's talk about the steps you need to take if you decide you will be caring for an older person over 80. First of all, you need to contact the Pension Fund. To complete all the bureaucratic nuances, the presence of at least one interested person will be enough; in the vast majority of cases, the submission of documents is carried out by a person who will take care of the pensioner. So, what documents do you need to submit in order to care for single elderly people? The list of required papers includes:
- passport of the ward (original and photocopies of the first pages);
- passport of the person who plans to care (also original and photocopies);
- Employment record of the person who plans to take care of (original, photocopies of the pages with the entry, government officials are especially interested in information about the last place of work);
- two written statements, one each from the ward and from the person caring for him (drawn up according to the model);
- insurance certificates - 2 pcs. (one from each side);
- Document proving that the caregiver is not on the labor exchange and does not receive unemployment benefits.
Terms of termination of relationship
On what basis are compensatory cash payments forcaring for a sick elderly person can be stopped? In fact, there are quite a few reasons for this; you can guess what consequences they lead to without special knowledge. The prerequisites for terminating the relationship between the parties may be:
- death of ward or caregiver;
- receiving income from the state (pensions, any benefits);
- referral of the ward to a specialized medical facility where treatment and care will be provided;
- receiving paid work by one of the parties;
- when caring for disabled children as a result of deprivation of parental rights of their legal / native representatives;
- eliminate the cause that generates the need for additional care (a child with a disability reaches the age of majority, improvement in the physical condition of the ward, the expiration of the disability and its non-renewal).
What actions should be taken as part of such care?
In addition to understanding contractual relationships and a number of bureaucratic nuances, it is necessary to be aware of certain features of caring for the elderly. Old age significantly weakens their capabilities and often affects their he alth in the most negative way. The guardianship carried out largely implies the care of the nurse. You will need:
- help with hygiene procedures;
- purchase and prepare food, drinks;
- purchase medicines andcontrol their intake by wards in accordance with the treatment regimen proposed by the specialist;
- perform simple medical procedures (measuring and recording temperature, pulse, pressure);
- perform routine household duties (cleaning, if necessary, washing and ironing);
- to fulfill the minor wishes of the ward (for example, sending correspondence);
- to hold small cultural and leisure activities (for example, reading aloud).
Care products for the elderly and disabled
Is it necessary to have a medical education to take care of your ward? Such a requirement is not fixed in any way by law, which means that absolutely anyone can take up duties. At the same time, you should remember that you will still really need certain knowledge and skills. In daily life, a caretaker of this nature will need to be familiar with and purchase senior care products such as:
- adult diapers and disposable diapers;
- drugs that have disinfectant and anti-inflammatory effects;
- means for hygiene procedures;
- ships and other similar systems (intended for bedridden patients);
- means and devices for the reduction and prevention of pressure ulcers (also intended for bedridden patients).
Contractual relationship
As you can see, caring for a certain category of persons requiressignificant effort. We are talking about bedridden patients, people who may need the help of a guardian at any time of the day. Not every assistant will agree to live with his ward on a permanent basis, which is why many relatives prefer to enter into an agreement to care for an elderly person by hiring professional nurses. A contract between the parties can be drawn up not only in this case. Many pensioners enter into employment or rent agreements with their assistants, thereby insuring themselves and the other party against any force majeure. It is not uncommon for an elderly person to decide to sign a lease agreement, promising to transfer his real estate (after death) to the person who will take care of him.
