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I haven’t heard very encouraging things about a member of the family being paid enough to be a caregiver to actually make a living. I’ve read the money comes out of the person’ s account, so if you stand to inherit money, you’ll inherit less. I am my husband’s caregiver, and I seem to remember when I checked it out once, I would have gotten something like $40 a week.
www.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/121 This is the state of Louisiana's website that discusses Medicaid, how to qualify and how to apply. It talks about various programs to keep people in their home, adult day care options, etc. For information about any of these programs or to apply for services, call the Louisiana Options in Long Term Care Hotline at 1.877.456.1146 (TDD: 1.877.544.9544). You can call Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The call is free. Many of the programs have a waiting list. None of the programs is set up to pay for 24 hour care at home. If your mother is the widow of a veteran, she may qualify for assistance if she is low income from the VA - you can read about the programs on this website or check out va.gov.
Dawn - I’m NOLA area and the first thing I’d suggest is to find out IF your mom is considered out of Lafayette OR Opelousas service area. It’s likely going to make a difference as to what programs / options are. Like if she’s Lafayette, they have PACE and I’d bet that’s the program she’d need to be evaluated for. PACE is the viewed as a good model of how to provide care to at need elderly and allow them to remain in their home yet be cost efficient. It allows them to keep thier income as still at home. They have to be “duals” for PACE (as services get billed to both), so she would need to be on both Medicare and Medicaid. There is a PACE close by us (benson center) in NOLA that is pretty awesome.
State of LA is strapped financially, as the Jindal years for tax & business decisions have come home to roost. Most social service programs have existing waiting lists. So it’s good you are starting to look into this sooner rather than later. If your hoping there will be a state program that will pay you a living wage to full time caregive for your parent it’s NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Most caregiving is done by family for free & out of a sense of familial duty. If your mom has assets & income, she can draw up a done by an attorney caregiver contract between her & you for you to be paid to be her caregiver at whatever rates are reasonable for your community standards. So. Louisiana is pretty low wages, so probably close to minimum wage, maybe $10 hr. Now for BR & NOLA caregiver wages can be more - $18 / $20 hr. Caregiver contract needs to be totally above board legit contract with taxes, fica, etc as otherwise Medicaid will view the $ paid by mom to you as gifting. Gifting not allowed by Medicaid and will keep her from being eligible for Medicaid paid programs till gifting penalty passed. Often families do caregiver contracts as a way get through their parents assets “Spend down” quicker to get parent to the asset level needed for Medicaid. The info in the state website that GuestShoppe posted has the $ amount on assets pretty clearly indicated.
Your still quite young, right? In your 30’s? If so, quitting a full time job for an unknown period of time during your better working years , quitting a job that perhaps has a 401k, solid benefits, decent health insurance to caregive at minimum wage with no benefits probably not a wise move. Unless your hubs has a huge income so $$$ never an issue & your spending time away on mom not an issue as well.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
C.
APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
This is the state of Louisiana's website that discusses Medicaid, how to qualify and how to apply. It talks about various programs to keep people in their home, adult day care options, etc.
For information about any of these programs or to apply for services, call the Louisiana Options in Long Term Care Hotline at 1.877.456.1146 (TDD: 1.877.544.9544). You can call Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The call is free.
Many of the programs have a waiting list. None of the programs is set up to pay for 24 hour care at home.
If your mother is the widow of a veteran, she may qualify for assistance if she is low income from the VA - you can read about the programs on this website or check out va.gov.
State of LA is strapped financially, as the Jindal years for tax & business decisions have come home to roost. Most social service programs have existing waiting lists. So it’s good you are starting to look into this sooner rather than later. If your hoping there will be a state program that will pay you a living wage to full time caregive for your parent it’s NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Most caregiving is done by family for free & out of a sense of familial duty. If your mom has assets & income, she can draw up a done by an attorney caregiver contract between her & you for you to be paid to be her caregiver at whatever rates are reasonable for your community standards. So. Louisiana is pretty low wages, so probably close to minimum wage, maybe $10 hr. Now for BR & NOLA caregiver wages can be more - $18 / $20 hr. Caregiver contract needs to be totally above board legit contract with taxes, fica, etc as otherwise Medicaid will view the $ paid by mom to you as gifting. Gifting not allowed by Medicaid and will keep her from being eligible for Medicaid paid programs till gifting penalty passed. Often families do caregiver contracts as a way get through their parents assets “Spend down” quicker to get parent to the asset level needed for Medicaid. The info in the state website that GuestShoppe posted has the $ amount on assets pretty clearly indicated.
Your still quite young, right? In your 30’s?
If so, quitting a full time job for an unknown period of time during your better working years , quitting a job that perhaps has a 401k, solid benefits, decent health insurance to caregive at minimum wage with no benefits probably not a wise move. Unless your hubs has a huge income so $$$ never an issue & your spending time away on mom not an issue as well.