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If your folks have resources, and want to pay you, get a care agreement in place that is compliant with Medicaid regulations before you receive a dime. After you have cared for them for a period of two years that has kept them out of a nursing home the house can be transferred to you without Medicaid penalty in some states. If you decide you want to do this then also realize that caring for your folks may be the last job you ever have. Most employers do not understand caregiving and look at it as a lapse in employment. Caring for our folks is important work and should be considered carefully. Make sure you get an elder law attorney to assist with the care agreement, powers of attorney, and anything else that may be necessary.
Dementia doesn't get better, it gets worse and eventually one or both of them will need three shifts of care. So, you'll be out of a job and parents will be in a facility, Medicaid will pay for that but will recoup the house in lieu of payment. So you end up with no home, no job, no inheritance. That's VT he short version of the story we hear everyday. Except for the ones where the caregiver dies first. . That happens to 30% of all caregivers. Please don't quit your job.