EV- This question has been asked in various forms over the past couple of years - please look in the Money & Legal section of this site and you'll find lots of threads with great advice. The short answer is: you might get paid but not much and given the current economic state of our states - funds are going to get tighter and home health care is likely to be cut.
My husband is on home dialysis and I am his caregiver..doing treatments for 20-25 hr. Per week is there a program to help with a benefit paid for that time?
I have a friend who needs my help. He now live's in a homeless shelter has no income or benefit's. He is 69 year's old and is losing his sight in one eye. He has no family and i can not afford to support him, i need help. He is illegal in this country and i don't know where else to turn.-------- HELP
flowers1, if he is getting SSI, I don't imagine he can afford to pay you.
In 32 states SSI recipients are automatically enrolled in Medicaid, or will be accepted when they apply. Medicaid does cover some in-home caregiving costs. Be aware that they do not cover 24 hour in-home care, because in most locations it is more cost-effective to place the recipient in a suitable care center. Also the pay for this job is fairly low. Would your friend be better off in a care center, with you visiting him often?
To pursue more information about being his paid caregiver, make an appointment for his Medicaid case manager to come out to his home and discuss what is available, with you and your friend.
I have been asked by a close friend to consider home care for her husband who was in a terrible cycle accident 2 months ago. As a result he currently does not have use of arms and legs. The care would be in personal hygiene so it would require me to take on a more professional approach than our general jovial friendship (I think)We have a close friendship with this couple, camping, meeting weekly for dinner etc. He will be coming home from the hospital soon and they both would prefer to have someone in the home that they know and trust. Am I putting myself in a vulnerable situation? My husband cautions about dual relationships and I would never want to risk our friendship. Any thoughts or advise?
I have been asked by a close friend to consider home care for her husband who was in a terrible cycle accident 2 months ago. As a result he currently does not have use of arms and legs. The care would be in personal hygiene so it would require me to take on a more professional approach than our general jovial friendship (I think)We have a close friendship with this couple, camping, meeting weekly for dinner etc. He will be coming home from the hospital soon and they both would prefer to have someone in the home that they know and trust. Am I putting myself in a vulnerable situation? My husband cautions about dual relationships and I would never want to risk our friendship. Any thoughts or advise?
Jackiek, it would be best to copy your question and place it as a brand new question. The thread you are on now is 7 years ago, and many of us if we see an old thread, tend to skip over it.
Just go up to the blue bar above and click on ASK A QUESTION.... then you will see a box to write your question.
In 32 states SSI recipients are automatically enrolled in Medicaid, or will be accepted when they apply. Medicaid does cover some in-home caregiving costs. Be aware that they do not cover 24 hour in-home care, because in most locations it is more cost-effective to place the recipient in a suitable care center. Also the pay for this job is fairly low. Would your friend be better off in a care center, with you visiting him often?
To pursue more information about being his paid caregiver, make an appointment for his Medicaid case manager to come out to his home and discuss what is available, with you and your friend.
Just go up to the blue bar above and click on ASK A QUESTION.... then you will see a box to write your question.
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