I was wondering approx.I have been out of work for over a year now and my mom's dementia will be requiring someone to be there full time very soon. I'm trying to weigh out my options as to whether or not I continue to seek full time employment in my field or get paid via Medi-cal as an in home family caregiver and was wondering approx how much can I expect to get paid for this in California.
(https://www.agingcare.com/questions/options-for-getting-paid-as-caregiver-195472.htm)
Therefore, you would need to check with California's Medi-cal program to see what is available, I assume they would take out payroll taxes. Maybe it would be full-time at minimum wage, or it could be part-time pay at minimum wage. Each State has different programs, if any programs at all.
i don;t think it can be a full time 40 hr work week paid under IHHS.
If you had a high income before this and could go back to your old income level & type of position, it would be better in the long run for your own income, retirement and SS benefits later on. Personally I think IHHS works for someone who can get their own retirement and the IHHS is just extra $ for them. Like a 63 yr old daughter taking care of a 85 yr old mom.
Also Id suggest for you to try to find out - if mom owns her home - how your getting IHHS payments can effect the ability for you to get the caregiver exemption to Medicaid's estate recovery program of mom's home.