(Consumer direction allows the Medicaid recipient to determine who will be paid, including a family member.) As well, you may wish to try their Paid Caregiver Program Locator to locate potential programs. The American Elder Care Research Organization provides a listing of state Medicaid and non-Medicaid programs with consumer direction.
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To find your Area Agency on Aging, visit the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) and enter your city and state, or zip code, to find your local office. Program services include: information and assistance counseling and support groups education and training respite care to give you a break and supplemental services, including the purchase of consumable supplies, emergency response systems, and home modifications. Your Area Agency on Aging also manages the federally-supported program for family caregivers that can help ease the financial burden of caregiving to a person age 60 and older, or under 60 with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Your local Area Agency on Aging may be able to provide information on whether or not your state’s Medicaid program will pay a family member to provide care to a Medicaid recipient.Check out the section “Caregiver Compensation” for agencies that have programs that enable the care recipient to hire a family member to care for them. Use FCA’s Service by State tool to find resources in your state.
NOTE: These programs vary widely, often with complicated criteria for eligibility.
And in a very few states there are programs available to those who do not qualify for Medicaid. In some states there are programs that pay family members to provide care to those receiving Medicaid (government health insurance for low-income people - this program may go by a different name in your state). Sometimes, however, caregiving families may obtain financial relief for specific purposes, such as for respite care or to purchase goods and services, and in some cases, pay for caregiving. Medicare (government health insurance for people age 65 and older) does not pay for long-term care services, such as in-home care and adult day services, whether or not such services are provided by a direct care worker or a family member. Unfortunately, very few programs pay family members or friends on a regular basis to provide care. We receive hundreds of calls every year from family and friends asking, “How can I get paid to care?” These caregivers aren’t asking for a handout, they are simply trying to find a way to make ends meet while dedicating their time to caregiving. Can I get paid to care for a family member?
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