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Jeanne, I have never seen you post this information. To be more helpful to askers, why not share your family's experience. How many hours a day? How much money? I don't know why I've never seen that answer -- and why no one has called me on it before now??
Maggie, I don't know how you can keep saying you've never heard of that, when I post our experiences all the time! Or do you just mean no one who know in person?
Anyway, there are programs that do pay for in-home help for elders with care needs, and in more and more states the person being paid can be a relative. But first your mother would have to qualify for whatever state program offers these services. Generally it is under the auspices of Medicaid. After qualifying for the program, Mother would be assessed to determine her level of need. If she is awarded 28 hours of caregiving a week, plus 4 hours of housekeeping, and 2 hours of a visiting nurse (for example), you might be able to be paid for the caregiving and housekeeping, but not the nursing. You may in fact be putting in more hours than that, but that is what you would be paid for.
It is much less expensive to keep an elder in her own home by providing some in-home care, than to pay for a nursing home, so more and more states are offering programs like this.
Minnesota was one of the early adopters of this approach, and our family has personal experience with it. The way it works here is the county tells one of the agencies they work with that so-and-so has a placement with their parent. So-and-so goes to the agency, gets whatever training they offer, and signs up. The payment is through that agency who takes care of all withholding and tax issues.
My brother has done housekeeping for our mother in two different counties, and has been paid in this way. My sister got paid for caregiving in this manner also.
Be aware that if a person truly needs 24-hour-a-day supervision and care, it is safest and more cost-effective to place the person in a care center, so these programs do not cover 24 hours a day of at-home care.
If your mom is paying you, you can work out any arrangement that suits you both. If there is a chance mom will need Medicaid some time in the future, her paying you has to be part of a contract for personal care. Without that, Medicaid will look at any money mom pays you as a gift. They will disallow her benefits until the gift is paid back. This is VERY important.
If you are thinking of the gvmt paying you, I think you will be disappointed. I've never read about anyone bring paid from such a program...although the question has been asked many times.
Someone suggested you might get a job with a personal care COMPANY and thus get paid an hourly rate to care for your mom. Never heard of anyone doing that though. Would assume you would need some specialized training to be hired.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
F.
You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Mea Culpa.
Anyway, there are programs that do pay for in-home help for elders with care needs, and in more and more states the person being paid can be a relative. But first your mother would have to qualify for whatever state program offers these services. Generally it is under the auspices of Medicaid. After qualifying for the program, Mother would be assessed to determine her level of need. If she is awarded 28 hours of caregiving a week, plus 4 hours of housekeeping, and 2 hours of a visiting nurse (for example), you might be able to be paid for the caregiving and housekeeping, but not the nursing. You may in fact be putting in more hours than that, but that is what you would be paid for.
It is much less expensive to keep an elder in her own home by providing some in-home care, than to pay for a nursing home, so more and more states are offering programs like this.
Minnesota was one of the early adopters of this approach, and our family has personal experience with it. The way it works here is the county tells one of the agencies they work with that so-and-so has a placement with their parent. So-and-so goes to the agency, gets whatever training they offer, and signs up. The payment is through that agency who takes care of all withholding and tax issues.
My brother has done housekeeping for our mother in two different counties, and has been paid in this way. My sister got paid for caregiving in this manner also.
Be aware that if a person truly needs 24-hour-a-day supervision and care, it is safest and more cost-effective to place the person in a care center, so these programs do not cover 24 hours a day of at-home care.
If you are thinking of the gvmt paying you, I think you will be disappointed. I've never read about anyone bring paid from such a program...although the question has been asked many times.
Someone suggested you might get a job with a personal care COMPANY and thus get paid an hourly rate to care for your mom. Never heard of anyone doing that though. Would assume you would need some specialized training to be hired.