What you can be paid as POA is delineated IN YOUR DOCUMENT and you cannot be paid more no matter what you do. You can pay for attorney help. You can pay movers for them. You can pay their housing and their care. But you cannot pay YOURSELF other than what is listed as payment for serving as POA in document. If that's nothing then there is nothing. If that is some small percentage, then that's OK. But other than that, it is considered highly illegal for a POA, a Fiduciary, to "enrich him/herself". Check with an attorney as to what compensations may be sought. Look under the laws of your state researching in search bar under "payment for POA state of ____________." Good luck.
I think it will be a little tricky since it is "after the fact" and I'm going to assume there is no written contract. 1000 x $15 p/hr = $15k This would surely look like gifting to Medicaid, if they ever needed to qualify for it within the next 5 years. The gift tax limit for 2024 is $18,000.00. Can they afford it? Do you have siblings who would get worked up over this "payment" (which happens a lot unfortunately)? Did you save receipts that related directly to their care? Did you have to limit work or quit your job to care for them? It may not be a bad idea to pay for a consult with an elder law attorney to make sure you don't shoot yourself (or your parents) in the foot. Not saying you don't deserve the payment, but it may have consequences not far down the road.
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Good luck.
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