Every state is different when it come to Medicaid. First hurtle is if you qualify. Expect minimum wage for maybe 12 hours per week. You cannot make a living on it and 2 people cannot live on that kind of income.
The other option is to get hired through an agency to care for her and get minimum wage. However, if she is on Medicaid THEY will decide how many hours she qualifies for.
Your time is worth $15 to $20 an hr. Thats $600 to $800 a week. Your friend should be paying you. She needs to fit Medicaid criteria. That means she has no assets over the cap allowed. She is allowed her home and monthly income but income too can't be over the cap. I live near PA and agencies are always advertising they will train and hire aides that will be allowed to care for friends or loved ones. They have to pay at least minimum wage and get benefits. See if ur State allows this. But first, your friend needs to qualify.
I would wonder how old you are. If ur over 32 you are literally working 40hrs a week for free when u can be doing the same job and having Social Security earnings mounting up. Your future is important.
Do you have any idea how much work you're describing? That's too much for one person. Read some of the posts on here from folks who have done it, are still doing it, and can't get out. Read about their mental health problems, their physical problems, their loneliness. Then respectfully tell this friend NO.
You'd need to find the specific program that allows a person on MEDICAID to pick their own caregiver. If your friend isn't on Medicaid, you won't be eligible to do this for them. The only other option is for the friend to pay you out of their own money. If you do this, EVERYONE on this forum will strongly recommend you have a written contract, and do not work more than 40 hrs a week, no matter what; plus DO NOT do it in exchange for room and board. There are scads of posts on this forum from people who did this and are now stuck in a bad situation.
You would get paid more working in a gas station or at McDonald's. You won't potentially injure your back either. Don't try and prop up your friend who needs more care at this point.
I would wonder how old you are. If ur over 32 you are literally working 40hrs a week for free when u can be doing the same job and having Social Security earnings mounting up. Your future is important.
You'd need to find the specific program that allows a person on MEDICAID to pick their own caregiver. If your friend isn't on Medicaid, you won't be eligible to do this for them. The only other option is for the friend to pay you out of their own money. If you do this, EVERYONE on this forum will strongly recommend you have a written contract, and do not work more than 40 hrs a week, no matter what; plus DO NOT do it in exchange for room and board. There are scads of posts on this forum from people who did this and are now stuck in a bad situation.