My husband and I would like to bring his mother to our home to live. Where can I seek training to qualify as her caregiver?

Hi, in our family and also my friends family, we have seen the siblings
Who took in their parents to live with them .two of our friends asked their
Father just recently to go and stay at their homes because they think their father will be happier staying with them .(their father is not healthy .) thank you God for people like blong.
One other lady friend and her brothers take turns in letting their mother stay with them, two weeks for each of the three siblings .their mother has Alzheimers .

This would be the equivalent to committing suicide...in other words, DON’T DO IT!!! Leave her where she is...Don’t make same stupid mistake I did...discharged her from nursing home...15 months ago...of course it’s better for Mom but I’m unable to work unless I hire 2 caregivers...I bought stand assist lift for $2,650 ...a reclining wheelchair for $725, seat cushion $250...you get the picture? I have to sit & wait for Mom to poop before I can go out of the house. Sometimes she has false alarm & says she has to go....lift machine gets her out of bed & into wheelchair...& onto commode.....did I mention $$&& for diapers, chucks, gloves, A&D ointment....oh! & scheduling all Caregivers & if they don’t show....what about paying them....they usually want $15/hr...my neck & back always hurt even w machine....she’s dead weight....& no vacation for me ever...must I go on? But if you still want to, welcome because misery loves company 🤪

Why don’t you bring home on weekends and/or every other weekend to visit.

I didn't "get training" - I pretty much learned on the job and was a 24/7 caregiver for my DH.

Among other things I learned how to bandage skin tears and had to learn which ones required a doctor/nurse. Sadly, I actually learned how to bandage better than what we too often found in the emergency rooms.

A lot of "cleaning/bathing" I had to learn on the fly - AgingCare.com helped me a lot this past 6 months. I found this site when researching something to care for my husband.

If eligible for Home Health Care - they will show you how to do a lot that is necessary. And they will answer your questions. I was told that Home Health Care is supposed to teach the caregiver how to "give care" for the patient.

I never had to "qualify" to be a caregiver - I just had to be willing. I was willing and learned as I went.

Blong82264, first, bless your heart for what you are attempting to do. Second, please think long and hard and review the many posts that have been shared on this subject. You don't mention if there are additional siblings of your husband who can assist with respite or with cost. Also, if the cost of the current situation for the MIL is part of the consideration in bringing her into your home. Same with whether or not you have children that may still be living at home.
There are so many dynamics that being part of the village of caretaking for a loved one entails, many of which you can have a hard time foreseeing. Even with up front agreements on expectations, years of support and assistance continue to increase the demands on you and the strain that you may feel on your marriage, family life, work life (many of us are still trying to work to make sure we will be self sufficient as we age), and personal health and well being. Boundaries are hard to put in place after the horse has been let out of the barn.
While MIL is in Assisted Living, there will still be demands on the family, but the biggest gain is the peace of mind that she is in a safe place with people who are trained to meet her needs and as her memory deteriorates, she will be in a place where she is already familiar.  Your visits will be able to be just that, a time to visit and hopefully enjoy each other's company and focus on that relationship versus the one of caregiver.

My mom with Alzheimer's lived with us. She just couldn't handle Assisted Living. I wrote a book about it, "My Mother Has Alzheimer's and My Dog Has Tapeworms: A Caregiver's Tale." I just give insights there as to how we dealt with her outbursts, (tried to calm her down) and how we went along with her delusions. If she thought she played golf with Tiger Woods, so be it. My mom was happier with us, but I don't know anything about specific training. Your local Alzheimer's Association might be a good resource. Remember, what works for 1 person might not work with another. For some things, it was just trial and error, in terms of when she'd like to go for a walk, what she'd want to eat, etc. Best of luck. I've "walked a mile in your shoes," and then some.

Whew! While I agree with the majority of opinions here, to answer your actual question, you need to read and understand the Genworth policy to find out what qualifications they require. Perhaps an Elder Law attorney could review your MILs LTC policy to be sure you could receive payment and what qualifications they require. Once you know that, you can obtain training perhaps at a community college or university.
Furthermore, I suggest that you get a written statement from Genworth saying that your MILs policy will pay you $X for X months once you get your license or qualification.
In my experience (not with Genworth), the LTC policy did not pay as much for in-home care as for a nursing home, and they did require qualified care. We used an agency that supplied LPNs or RNs because of the level of care required.

Blong, please don't listen to all the negativity posted here. Sometimes I think they are trolls promoting the nursing home industry.
I brought my mother to live with my husband and me 13 years ago. Its not been easy as she is an alcoholic with all the problems associated with it. While there are occasional days I question my decision, the vast majority of days have been good. My mother is safe, my family is whole, my faith in Jesus is strong.
As for training...A certificate for LPN (basic nursing skills) and studying thru Teepa Snow's Pines of Sarasota Education and Training Institute should qualify you for receiving payment. (Do an Internet search)
Taking care of an elderly person is mostly cleaning and helping them with daily needs, dressing, showering, going to the potty, cooking, cleaning, taking medications. Patience and adequate time is the most needed skill with those. Memory loss tragic and can be dangerous for them, so many additional safety measures should be taken. Again, please do a search on Teepa Snow's Pines of Sarasota.
If you are in the US, be reminded that the law allows for a tax free gift (from your MIL law to you and/or your husband) of $14,000/year to any family member. When paid by the month, ($1166/mo) my understanding is that Medicaid would not require it be repaid in the event you are unable to continue her in-your-home care. The Medicaid 'lookback' takes your provisions for her monthly care into consideration. Keep track of all your expenses: providing living space, meals, utilities, chauffeuring, daily physical assistance time, etc. A daily log and saving receipts and tax documents is all that's needed. You can also choose to list it as income (pay taxes on it) and it would go toward your Social Security.
You will have very difficult days...maybe difficult weeks. And you will become stronger for them.
The best of luck to you and your family.

IMBabci, apart from skating over the daily realities of advancing dementia - the repetitions, the loss of inhibition, the shadowing, the sundowning - slightly by lumping it under 'tragic and potentially dangerous', your post is extremely helpful in that I hope it will cause the OP to think in more detail about what she is proposing to do.

I don't know, she doesn't say, what job she would "of course" have to give up. I think it's also important that this is her MIL, and not her own mother, who needs care.

What you have done for your mother is admirable.