I'm currently living with my mother 24/7 and had to give up my job.
2006-10-11 21:38:32 · 6 answers · asked by CJ. 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I'm in the middle of a divorce. taking care of my elderly mother full time. I have no income and she can't afford to support me. Whadda sitch *sigh*
2006-10-11 21:41:44 · update #1
Get a doctor to assign a home health agency to case manage your parents. Get a social worker who can arrange for reimbursement from a state agency. Depending upon how "sick" your parents are, they assign a certain number of "hours" that is associated with a certain income. Sometimes you can get 40 hours per month of pay (and it's not that much, around 8 to 10 dollars an hour) and up to more than 300 hours per month.
It's called In Home Support Services, or IHSS. Google it.
2006-10-11 21:43:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need to establish power of attorney, then you can be the in charge of her estate of what ever dimensions and see if the thing has a value at the bank you can use for collateral and draw enough off it to get solid ground under you each month, for God sakes if she get dementia, move on it is something you need to address as a break away point if you feel stressed, check out a nursing home or literature on it so u understand that it can almost kill the caregivers too if their family members so see that you don't become addicted to it, few insight discus the roll of rescuers and their dilemma, so many thing and i wish well on all that you do i drop every thing started praying allot more, just did want her to be happy,when she was gone and in the end the last year most don't know anybody but the staff, it so nice sometimes to figure it all out so there's no surprises
2006-10-11 21:59:50 · answer #2 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that you can get paid for watching your mom. Who's pocket does the money come out of?
2006-10-11 21:42:38 · answer #3 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
phone the social support your entitled to cares allowance.
2006-10-11 21:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you get medicare to pay for a caregiver, and that be you? Or what insurance she is under to do that?
2006-10-11 21:41:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
start a claim for carers allowance with social and you will get paid
2006-10-11 21:47:17 · answer #6 · answered by anna w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋