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Im live in caregiver for a elderly couple with dementia,I get little breaks during the day long enough to walk my dog, no days off.The lady is up like a dozen times all during the night so i get little to no sleep, The man requires less care from me but i still do alot for him There son pays me $3,600 per month but i wonder if thats enough ?

You should consider your Health and Lack of sleep . One Person is hard never Mind 2 - I Know because I took care of 2 People . Eventually you will get exhausted and unable to function .
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I priced out 24/7 home care through an agency and it was $30 an hour.

There is too little information provided in your post to tell you if it is enough.

Are you a family member? If you are living on premise do you have a lease agreement for an exchange of service? I strongly suggest your have a private care contract established for the begining of the year if you do not have one currently. To many variables that can lead you to being homeless and jobless if you do not.
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Just know that if these folks were in a facility they would be paying anywhere from $6000-$10,000 EACH a month, so yes I'd say you are way underpaid, even if your housing and food are included in your pay.
Might be time to find another job, where you can actually still have a life and get the much needed sleep we all need.
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Whether it is enough for you, is up to you to decide, but of course working 24/7 is impossible and is therefore illegal in almost all states. What is required is two shifts of care. The sad fact is that often family members do this work--exactly this work. And it breaks them completely. We here have seen them fall terribly ill attempting this. So on that basis I think it is wrong to attempt 24/7 care. I don't think it is safely done.

Given that, and ignoring my opinion, if you are doing this then it is up to you to ask for the salary you feel is deserved. It will be up to the family whether or not they can afford it, and whether or not they continue to have you do this work, or decide to hire another.

I wish you the best.
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You should have weekends Off .
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Does the son know what your workload is? Do you communicate with him regularly or is he just hearing about his parents' lives from them? They may not be fully informing him of all the work you're doing and the demands they place on you. Or is he local and fully aware?
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