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Kaileighcr Asked June 2020

I want to help my elderly grandparents financially, but I can’t afford it! I want to be their personal care worker and get paid by the state. How?

Appleton, WI


both grandparents disabled


one on medicaid one medicare


they don’t need help bathing or medication


only cleaning, laundry, shopping light cooking and food prep, calling and organizing appointments and transportation

Geaton777 Jun 2020
Here are answers from the home page of this forum:

https://www.agingcare.com/articles/how-to-get-paid-for-being-a-caregiver-135476.htm

Gladimhere is correct that if your grandparents pay you, you need to know what the WI law requires in terms of this employment arrangement. If they just give you money without a legal contract and no one is paying taxes on it, it could endanger their current or future Medicaid qualification. That would be a mess to fix. Good luck!

gladimhere Jun 2020
States do not usually pay for personal assistants. But, grandparents could pay you. Be very careful with that, the income could very likely be taxable and needs to be reported by you as income so you do not put Medicaid in jeopardy.

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