Hello everyone!
I may need to quit my part time job to full time caring for my mother.
I’m in North Carolina and my mom only have Medicare; she doesn’t qualify for Medicaid.
My mom has vascular dementia.
Is there such a thing as to be trained to be a caregiver, and get paid by the state to care for a parent or spouse?
Thank you in advance and God blessed!
Keep in mind that unless you buy your own, there is no health insurance or retirement plan.
You and Mom would have to draw up a Caregiver Agreement. But, if she has dementia, I’m not sure that would be legal if she’s not competent to sign anything. Is there a POA? If she’s not competent to sign anything, you may have to go for guardianship which can be expensive and take a long time to get. Someone needs to legally manage her finances if she can’t.
You might want to check with an Elder Law Attorney before you do anything.