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.
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.
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.
(https://www.agingcare.com/questions/options-for-getting-paid-as-caregiver-195472.htm)