Quote Originally Posted by sunnydays View Post
DCW, while it is true that the nurse or other healthcare provider is paid for their labour, here in Canada, we do not directly pay for our healthcare nor do we have to put it through insurance (except for medications, prescriptions, etc). So if the parents are having this procedure done at the hospital, they do not pay for it.
Personally, I think this child should not be in a home daycare any more. Her issues are too big for one provider to deal with unless running a specialized care facility.
Sunnydays I do have to disagree somewhat with the above. Not all specialty care is coverered. My friend has a child with a feeding tube (in the stomach mind you). They have a nurse for him as there are other issues as well. OHIP covers half of the expense of the nurse while he is in school only and her benefits cover the other half. During the summer months they are out of pocket for the half that the OHIP would normally pay as he is not in school. And she is paid $30/hour! So it's not always covered and the parent may not have any benefits to cover the other half.
Obviously this is a more specialized type of care & if she was able to care for this child, I would definately charge more (maybe not nursing rates) but something.