Can I get paid for caregiving services for a friend in their home?
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Good luck!
PS. My brother provides housekeeping services for our mother under this arrangement. Works great for both of them. He is handicapped and this provides him some spending money, he does a super job, and my mother is very comfortable with having him in the house. He spends more time with her than he is paid for, by choice. Being accepted by the agency was just a matter of the county telling them to go ahead and put him on -- they had an assignment for him. He went through some training. I think the qualifcation might be a little stiffer if he wanted to do this in other people's homes as well, but just the one assignment is perfect for him. I say this just to encourage you that it is possible to get paid through a county program.
If your husband qualifies for Medicaid, the State might allow a trained Caregiver from an Agency to come in to help a couple hours a day.
Check to see if your State has “Cash and Counseling” program that might give you some funds for Caregiving. Note that each State has their own rules, regulations, and programs. Some have waiting lists.