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Cash and Counseling, also referred to as Consumer Direction Care Programs, allow people, that are Medicaid eligible, to hire whomever they want to provide their care and decide for themselves if they would rather hire a home care agency, or pay a friend or relative to do it. The services paid for by the state are part of the elder's authorized Medicaid care plan. This means that relatives, adult children, in-laws, or grandchildren could be hired and paid for the care they provide – spouses are excluded. In other words, family members could become paid caregivers.
The money can also be used to purchase items related to their activities of daily living; a cleaning service, meal preparation, laundry service and transportation for medical appointments are also acceptable services.
There are 4 different types of Cash and Counseling Programs, available in 49 states as of June 2015.Check out cash and counseling programs through Medicaid. Crazy but it can not be your spouse unless divorced.....it's not terribly much I have heard but may be enough to help you out! Best of luck!
Regarding the Cash & Counseling program... disability requirements differ State by State and program by program, but it is worth looking into. Usually a person who requires skilled nursing can apply for Cash and Counseling programs. A person is given an "allowance" to use for whatever they need to help in their care. So it depends on how much allowance is budgeted for paid care. Other costly expenses can eat into that allowance. Please note that the Cash & Counseling program is for all age groups that are getting Medicaid. There might be a waiting list to get onto this program. The monies for said programs come from the Federal and State governments via our tax dollars
If you live with your Mom you can call your local Area Agency on Aging. Just make sure you are asking about a service where you live with the person and get paid a stipend to care for them. It’s currently in these states: TX, CT, IN, LA, MA, RI, OH. You are asking about a company name that services this stipend because this Agency itself doesn’t do that job. There are more and more companies doing it everyday and the states that have the service are increasing too.
A person is given an "allowance" to use for whatever they need to help in their care. So it depends on how much allowance is budgeted for paid care. Other costly expenses can eat into that allowance.
Please note that the Cash & Counseling program is for all age groups that are getting Medicaid. There might be a waiting list to get onto this program. The monies for said programs come from the Federal and State governments via our tax dollars.
The money can also be used to purchase items related to their activities of daily living; a cleaning service, meal preparation, laundry service and transportation for medical appointments are also acceptable services.
There are 4 different types of Cash and Counseling Programs, available in 49 states as of June 2015.Check out cash and counseling programs through medicaid, crazy but it can not be your spouse unless divorced.....it's not terribly much I have heard but may be enough to help you out! Best of luck!
This information is from another person on this site who works at one of these companies.
If you live in the States, see If your parent qualifies for Medicaid, the State might allow a trained Caregiver come in to help for a couple hours. Also check to see if your State is one of those States that has a “Cash and Counseling” program to help you out, it‘s worth looking into. Note that each State has their own rules, regulations, and programs.
Also contact your county agency on aging for programs such as Case Management, Meals on Wheels, Adult Day Care, housing, care referrals, etc,... go to the website link below.... click on your State.... now click on the city/county. https://www.agingcare.com/local/Area-Agency-on-Aging
And please come back to the forums if you have any Caregiving questions, we would be more than happy to share our experiences with you, and give you ideas on what to do.