Who do I talk to about getting paid to be a caregiver for my disabled spouse?

I am a level one care provider. I am paid by medicaid to care for my sister. I know parents who are being paid to care for their disabled children. Contact job and family Services for your county. Or contact Medicaid and ask them. You will have to become certified with the state. This means getting fingerprinted and background checked. You will also have to take a course in first aid, CPR, clients rights and major unusual incidences. You will have to take out your own taxes and keep your own records. I don't see why you can't be paid to take care of your husband. You need income so either you work and hire out people who are paid by the state/medicaid to help you, or you do it yourself. In our state a level one care provider makes $16.44 an hour however some people have caps which means that they will only pay X amount of hours a day. Unless your husband needs round the clock care. Start by inquiring and see if it is right for you.

Social Security Caregiver

Befoer she passed away my sister got a check from Disability to pay for a caregiver for 20 or 30 hours a week at $8 per hour. She was in Kansas but she said if the Dr. says you are not able to do your own housework or need help with bathing and meals you are entitled to it. My sister paid the money to her daughter. I can understand you need to be paid for the work you are doing to help the family's monthly income. Good luck!

call senior and disabled services if he gets social security and they pay an hourly wage actually. You may even be eligible under social security if you have been married more than 5 years I believe. There are many many state programs also for people with disabilities and if he has a caseworker ask them and they should point you in the right direction. I have a friend who has a son that is disabled and they send people out to help with cooking and cleaning twice a week in Oregon.

In Kansas you can get some money for helping realation.

A friend of mine, her daughter, who lives with her, became disabled and the state paid my friend a caregivers salary.

I don't know all the specifics about it. I also don't know if this a state to state issue. Good luck.

I have been taking care of my husband for 3 years. In that time my income went from $10k/year to $2k/year. We are now on disability and his income has been cut more than half. But we still make too much $ to qualify for foodstamps or any other services. Nobody tells you that you have to be on ssi for 2 years before medicaid kicks in. So how do you have insurance for the time in between?? I am not seeking payment for my services to him. I am seeking payment for the work I can no longer go out of the home to do because of him. The people on this blog who said in sickness and health and statements like that are very cruel. I am not leaving him because he is sick. I am just trying to bring more $ into our home. I took care of my mom for eight years while raising my kids 20 miles away. I am not just talking about going there a few times a week and bringing her groceries, I DID EVERYTHING when the aides went home.. Every week, holidays and weekends. And now I am doing the same thing for my new husband.

Start with social security disability insurance office. Caregivers don't get much but it helps with some of the expenses.

Try SSI or the DAV,or VFW.The VA is overwhelmed right now I am a disabled Vet and have a hard time with everything with them.Keep your head up and just keep trying and bugging them,hopefully you will get a hold of the one person that can and will help you.Bless you.Tell your hubby to hang in and good things will eventually come your way.Semper Fi.

You can't get paid for taking care of him as a spouse. But you can see about him getting more income as a disabled person. It's an unfair system.

We live in Indiana, and my husband is disable he is getting SS Retirement. I can't work because there is no one to take care of him, cook clean wash and care for our apartment. I not only take care of all of the for mentioned duties I take care of all of his medications, including his insulin and pills as well as keeping a record of his medical condition at home, I also take him to all of his appointments. Can I get paid as his caregiver