Exactly some people do give up their jobs to care for loved ones and some they are caring for may have even been the head of household - leaving a spouse with no income.
I have a friend who’s daughter was 21 with a one year old and she was in car accident - she was paralyzed from the neck down - and also lost her eyesight. My friend who is single gave up her job to live in another state and be at her daughters bedside for months and then spent time in rehabs while having to take care of a 1 year old grandchild. Once they got home( 9 months later) she was able to get some form of pay from Medicaid to be her daughters caregiver - she will be part of her care if not all of her care for the rest of her life. So depending on your assets etc - if he is eligible for Medicaid they do have options for family to be paid as a caregiver. You must have little or no asset at all.
She is the mother. Spouses are a different thing. And I agree, that a spouse quitting their job could mean not being able to pay bills because both salaries are need to live on. Hopefully, agencies are seeing this.
I'm curious why you feel you should be paid for taking care of your husband. Was the "in sickness and health, till death do us part" not in your wedding vows? I was my husband caregiver for many years, and never once expected to be paid for caring for him. I instead did it out of my love for him, as I know he would have done for me. I do believe however in some states Medicaid does pay a spouse to care for their spouse, but there are many determining factors.
I have a friend who’s daughter was 21 with a one year old and she was in car accident - she was paralyzed from the neck down - and also lost her eyesight. My friend who is single gave up her job to live in another state and be at her daughters bedside for months and then spent time in rehabs while having to take care of a 1 year old grandchild. Once they got home( 9 months later) she was able to get some form of pay from Medicaid to be her daughters caregiver - she will be part of her care if not all of her care for the rest of her life. So depending on your assets etc - if he is eligible for Medicaid they do have options for family to be paid as a caregiver.
You must have little or no asset at all.
I was my husband caregiver for many years, and never once expected to be paid for caring for him. I instead did it out of my love for him, as I know he would have done for me.
I do believe however in some states Medicaid does pay a spouse to care for their spouse, but there are many determining factors.