So u clean and cook. What else do you do for Dad? To getany funds caring for a LO you need to be doing hands on care. Bathing, dressing, toileting, ect. My Dad suffered from heart desease, emphasyma and diabetes 2 at 67. I think I would have been able to hold down a full-time job back then. Dad was perfectly able to get himself a sandwich and be alone during the day.
Since Dad really doesn't need a caregiver at this point, why not focus on remote or hybrid work to build a nest egg? There may come a point when you won't be able to work and, if Texas doesn't pay family members, you'll be among the many thousands of unpaid family caregivers.
On WorkinTexas.com is a Remote PT/FT Benefits Agent job that can pay pretty well and training is provided. If that doesn't suit, perhaps you'll find something else.
Or check out Coursera, an online training platform used by Google for its certificate programs. You can get certified fairly quickly for a variety of careers and there's help with placement. Remote jobs were a thing before the pandemic; and still are!
There's no coursework for becoming a caregiver, it's trial and error and asking guidance from others who've learned by doing. That's what this site is really good at!
You need an attorney to draw up a care contract, assuming your father has the funds. For the contract, you will have to prove your father’s need, via medical records and so on. Get a lawyer.
Your father at 67 is still very young and from the sounds of it doesn't need a "caregiver," as he doesn't have any major health issues. So to me it sounds like you just want extra money for not really doing much of anything, instead of getting a real job and being a productive citizen. There are thousands and thousands of jobs out there in every city in America, in all areas, so perhaps it's time to be out looking for a real job, where you will be paying taxes in to the system, so when you get older you will be able to draw social security at retirement age. What you're "doing" for your father can pretty much be done in just a few hours so not sure you getting paid for it makes any sense to me. Unless your father wants to pay you out of his pocket for your tasks. And be very careful what you put out in the universe, as apparently you haven't a clue what an actual caregiver does. An actual caregiver not only cleans and cooks for their loved one, but also wipes their butts when they've pooped and peed all over, changes their diapers if needed, helps them to get to the bathroom, washes their clothes, gets them ready for bed, and helps them into bed. And then gets up every hour on the hour when they have to use the bathroom, and has to pick them off the floor when they keep falling. The caregiver runs on empty, with little to no sleep, but has no choice but to keep going. And that is just a snap shot of a day in the life of a caregiver, so be grateful that your father(at least at this point in his life)is no where close to needing an actual caregiver.
From your profile: I am caring for my father Raul, who is 67 years old, living in my home with age-related decline, heart disease, mobility problems, and vision problems.
About Me yes my name is Raul Jr I'm 39 yrs old I've been gradually I guess you could say taking care of my father these past maybe 6 years when he retired yeah I'm pretty much like the cook , clean I manage all the bills , so yeah I pretty much I feel like a caregiver so to speak but I'm not registered and how do you do that or how do I get assistance or is there a program where I get paid to do what I'm doing and I'm not employed by the way neither but yes I manage pretty much everything. thank you.
At 39 with a 67 year old father, exactly what "caregiving" are you doing? Since dad retired, he's undoubtedly getting Social security and maybe even a pension, so HE can pay you AND for the household needs too! How are you paying for your place of residence w/o a job????
Caregiving is not a career, how about just getting a new job?
Your father can pay you, draw up a contract, understanding when he goes you will have nothing, no job, no future, no retirement and possibly no place to live.
24/7 at home caregiving is a poor choice for all involved.
Sometimes we disable those we love.
On WorkinTexas.com is a Remote PT/FT Benefits Agent job that can pay pretty well and training is provided. If that doesn't suit, perhaps you'll find something else.
Or check out Coursera, an online training platform used by Google for its certificate programs. You can get certified fairly quickly for a variety of careers and there's help with placement. Remote jobs were a thing before the pandemic; and still are!
There's no coursework for becoming a caregiver, it's trial and error and asking guidance from others who've learned by doing. That's what this site is really good at!
So to me it sounds like you just want extra money for not really doing much of anything, instead of getting a real job and being a productive citizen.
There are thousands and thousands of jobs out there in every city in America, in all areas, so perhaps it's time to be out looking for a real job, where you will be paying taxes in to the system, so when you get older you will be able to draw social security at retirement age.
What you're "doing" for your father can pretty much be done in just a few hours so not sure you getting paid for it makes any sense to me. Unless your father wants to pay you out of his pocket for your tasks.
And be very careful what you put out in the universe, as apparently you haven't a clue what an actual caregiver does. An actual caregiver not only cleans and cooks for their loved one, but also wipes their butts when they've pooped and peed all over, changes their diapers if needed, helps them to get to the bathroom, washes their clothes, gets them ready for bed, and helps them into bed. And then gets up every hour on the hour when they have to use the bathroom, and has to pick them off the floor when they keep falling. The caregiver runs on empty, with little to no sleep, but has no choice but to keep going.
And that is just a snap shot of a day in the life of a caregiver, so be grateful that your father(at least at this point in his life)is no where close to needing an actual caregiver.
I am caring for my father Raul, who is 67 years old, living in my home with age-related decline, heart disease, mobility problems, and vision problems.
About Me
yes my name is Raul Jr I'm 39 yrs old I've been gradually I guess you could say taking care of my father these past maybe 6 years when he retired yeah I'm pretty much like the cook , clean I manage all the bills , so yeah I pretty much I feel like a caregiver so to speak but I'm not registered and how do you do that or how do I get assistance or is there a program where I get paid to do what I'm doing and I'm not employed by the way neither but yes I manage pretty much everything. thank you.
At 39 with a 67 year old father, exactly what "caregiving" are you doing? Since dad retired, he's undoubtedly getting Social security and maybe even a pension, so HE can pay you AND for the household needs too! How are you paying for your place of residence w/o a job????
Your father can pay you, draw up a contract, understanding when he goes you will have nothing, no job, no future, no retirement and possibly no place to live.
24/7 at home caregiving is a poor choice for all involved.
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