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It started out me trying to be a good person (I thought that other people she claimed to had helped had destroyed the house & she was just overwhelmed & could ot do it alone! I found out much later they have always lived in filth!)& then she told me she would get help paying me if I would stay on, I thought GREAT! This would help both of us out. That's not what has gone on at all. I've helped , worked my rear end off ! Cleaned up her & sons filth not to mention she lets her 3 dogs"potty" in the house & they don't clean up anything.She has lied to me about applying for help to pay me. I am in the worst situation I have ever been in. They have $ to "BLOW" , while I don't even have $ for essentials! I can't even get outta the situation because I have nobody (no living family or friends who can afford it!)to help me & I have no $. If I could get some suggestions of who I can contact for help, I would deeply appreciate.

There is nobody that is going to pay you. It sounds like you are living with this lady for a place to stay. If you want to improve your life you need to leave. If you have nowhere to go, you need to seek out a shelter and try to get help from social services.
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You’re not getting any money from this person. I’m sorry you’ve been taken advantage of, it wasn’t right but it won’t change. Time to move on. Please contact the social services agencies in your area for assistance in finding what help may be available for you
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Hi! I’m afraid that you need to be a bit more business-like. Being ‘nice’ and expecting others to be ‘nice’ makes you very vulnerable. Being business-like doesn’t mean being horrible, it just means setting out agreed terms for who does what, sticking to them, and expecting the same in return. Promptly.

Stop thinking “I have nobody to help me” and look at your own strengths. What work can you do? Can you live at a shelter while you work and save some money? Can you sign on with a care company, even if you do ‘live-in’ work for a while? The best ‘help’ might be someone to work with you on a plan that you do yourself. Good luck, and best wishes!
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cover9339 Dec 11, 2024
Shelter can (and sadly does) have its own share of problems. Unless access to a locker that can be locked, OP would need to take personal belongings every time leave the shelter unless run the risk of being stolen from. This is one reason many people would rather take their chances on the street then in a shelter.
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Call 211 and find out what resources are available to you in your area.
I'm sorry that you allowed yourself to be used for this long. Time to move out even if you have to go to a homeless shelter. At least you won't be living in filth.
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cover9339 Dec 11, 2024
Not necessarily, shelters can (and many do) have their own set of problems.
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You will have to quit this apparently non-paying job and leave.
Problematic is that I am guessing you are living there free? And have no funds of your own nor options for living elsewhere?
I would say you need now to be couch surfing until you can find a paying job. Apply at care centers, nursing homes and start at the bottom with housekeeping or kitchen help if need be, and work your way up. Once you have saved for a few months room in someone's home (you may find co workers have a room for rent) you can leave off begging for shelter in shelters or on friend's couches, and get a room, work your way up to efficiency apartment and so on.

If you are leaving an elder in need of care you will inform the family of your date of moving out.
If family doesn't step up you will call APS in your area to report an elder in need. You can also report to police or local sheriff if there is no APS in your immediate area.

Best of luck.
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Look up your local homeless shelters and ask for help. They will also help you with finding real employment.
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Argo1963, welcome to the forum. I am somewhat confused and need more information. Is this elderly woman doing house cleaning as you wrote "other people she claimed to had helped"? Or is the elderly woman you are helping the one who's house is a mess and you are trying to help her clean up her own house?
Where are you currently living? Were you employed prior to helping out this woman? So many unanswered questions.


If you have no where to live, may I suggest you check with the County to see where is the closest woman's shelter. From there the shelter can help guide you. Hope everything works out for the best.
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To be Blunt, You stop helping. You will not get paid if you haven't yet. Do you have a contract or is this spoken promises? And, why haven't you stopped yet?
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So all your doing for her is clean? There is not program who will pay someone to just clean. Now if your helping her to bathe, dress her, and take her to appts...then you nay get paid by Medicaid but she needs to fit that criteria.

I would Not have lasted this long. I may have done one big clean up but I would not have continued to do this type of cleaning for adults. Its time for you to say "no more" and leave. Then call APS to have them investigate. The animals being allowed to go in the house is a health problem.
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BurntCaregiver Dec 11, 2024
If all the woman needs is homemaker/companion services, insurance will pay for some hours.

I had many clients over the years where I did nothing for them other than clean their homes and Medicare paid for it.

If the client only needs cleaning done then that's what the caregiver does.
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It’s time to make a very specific plan. This is about survival. You can get out of your situation. BurntCaregiver gave you some good suggestions. I hope that you follow up on one (or more) of them.

In future, be sure to get everything related to a rental agreement or job in writing: this is for your own protection.

Please continue to check in here, and let us know how things are progressing.

I wish you the very best.
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