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Not for you, but if your mother is impoverished, Florida Medicaid will assist her. Contact your county Social Services. Go to the Money and Legal tab and click on Paying for Care.
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ccrenco, majority of grown children do not get paid for caring for their elderly parent, unless the parent is financially able to pay from their own funds. If a parent can afford to pay you, the parent might as well hire a certified trained caregiver… thus allowing you to keep or look for a full-time job.

As Pam said above, check to see if your parent could qualify for Medicaid…. each State has different income/eligibility requirements the parent must meet. If your State has such a program to pay a grown child to care for a parent, you might feel your parent needs 12 hours of care, the program might decide only 5 hours. And you may need to take some health care courses to qualify. Plus there is a question as to if the State will pay a relative if he/she lives full-time with the parent.

Check with your local Council on Aging to see what is available for an Aide to come to the house for a couple of hours. Caregiver burnout comes quickly, sad to say in a matter of months for some.
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If mom is 94 she may have been married to a veteran who's service will permit her to be eligible for Improved Pension perhaps with Aid and Attendance. Do a search on this site for this program. Caveat: this is a needs based program (income and asset limitations) and she must have been married to the veteran when he passed.
If she is eligible and can qualify she can pay you as a caregiver from this benefit ($1,149 per month in 2015).
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