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Road Trip Planning from Midwest – Any Smart Helpers?
Looking to plan a road trip from Missouri or Indiana to somewhere fun like Florida or New Orleans. Need itinerary ideas with stops, cheap stays, and cool spots. Manual planning sucks—what tools do you use?

I’ve been down this road too, and honestly the hardest part wasn’t finding people willing to help, it was understanding what each role is really meant to do in real life, not just on paper. When my dad came home after rehab, we initially thought a single type of caregiver would cover everything, but that wasn’t realistic. Some days he needed hands-on assistance with movement and monitoring symptoms, other days he mostly needed help around the house and someone keeping an eye on routines. That’s when I started digging into HHA vs CNA differences in a practical way, not academic definitions. I keep a page bookmarked under HHA vs CNA because it helps me sanity-check decisions and explain things to other family members without sounding like I’m guessing. From my experience, the key is matching the level of care to what’s actually needed right now, not what sounds more advanced or impressive.