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Do I charge $25 for each person?

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I like the $40 because most things you were doing anyway. If you make lunch, what is one more sandwich.

Was this move in a surprise? Was it discussed with you before the move?
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Whosdum Jun 2019
Hi JoAnn, yes I did know her daughter was moving in. We didn’t discuss the pay until it was payday and she tried paying me the same which was $15 an hour. I told her I need more money because there is double the work. I said $30 and she said $25 so that’s where I am at. I need to get what other places or people would charge her to come in and do what I do on paper. Then she would see that I’m not trying to charge her to much. I have been there over 2 years and I really enjoy them both. Do you think I should be getting paid more? Money is not a problem she is a very wealthy lady.
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$40 per hour for the both of them seems reasonable considering you say that the daughter needs the same amount of care as the mother. Keep notes in a day planner about what you do for one or both of them on a daily basis just so you have records.
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Who is your contract with, and what does your contract say?

You don't say whether these ladies both need a lot of care, or what sort of care, or how much time you're being hired for; and all of those things make a difference too. Not just to how much you should be charging, but to whether or not the workload is manageable for one person, and if it was reasonable or sneaky of the family to piggyback the daughter's needs onto the mother's.

If you don't have a contract, that's a whole 'nother kettle of fish. I hope you have!
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Yes, you should charge per person. Maybe not $25 each, but I think something like $40 for both would be reasonable.

Agencies do exactly this. When I was looking for people to shower my mom and grandma. They charged per person with a slight discount for both. This was even though they had minimums. It only takes like 10-15 minutes to shower each one. The agencies have a 2 hour minimum. So they should be able to shower both with plenty of time left over in that 2 hours. But they said since it was two different people, that they would have to charge per person regardless.
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That's an interesting question. Will the number of hours you work be increasing? Or are you expected to fit double the tasks into the same amount of time?
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Yes or maybe a slight discount for second person
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