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There are a couple of ideas that come to mind… first of all, you might want to try the state of Virginia’s Department of Rehabilitation Services and see if there are services that your girlfriend is eligible for, that you might be able to provide the care that she needs. Their website is at http://www.vadrs.org/
They have offices throughout the state, and I would suggest looking at the list and calling the office closest to where the two of you will be located. http://www.vadrs.org/officelist.asp
Another thing I would do is contact the Center for Independent Living that is closest to where you will be living. These agencies often work with people with disabilities to provide various services, such as services through the medicaid waiver program. They may also be a good resource for you in finding ways to provide services and get paid for it. Their website is at http://www.vacil.org/ and the list of various Centers around the state is at http://www.vacil.org/va_cils_directory.htm
Good luck, and I wish you all the best.
I can’t speak specifically for VA, but if you’re asking if you personally can receive a salary from a government or private agency for being a caretaker, first of all you have to be hired in most states BY a qualified agency in order to do that kind of work, and that means undergoing a background criminal check, paying taxes on your income, and in some states being finger-printed, etc.–not a big deal, most health workers go through these things these days.
If your girlfriend is going to pay you directly, then the law still requires to fill out a tax form if you’re legally an adult which I assume that you are; but if your income is minimal, you won’t have to pay taxes on it in the end anyway worth speaking of.
Contact the local Health & Welfare office and ask about Personal Care Services – benefits vary from state to state.
One question though – shouldn’t you want to help her even if you don’t get paid for it?
Personal Assistance Services
Program Manager: William Rhodenhiser
804-662-7070
William.Rhodenhiser@drs.virginia.gov
Personal Assistance Services (PAS)
* PAS – sometimes called attendant care � is the provision of services such as bathing, eating, dressing, transferring, and other necessary activities of daily living. It is literally ‘hands on’ assistance.
* Services are provided to individuals with physical disabilities (such as spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and muscular dystrophy) who require assistance from another person to perform non-medical activities of daily living.
* PAS may also include assistive technology evaluation, transition services, and rehabilitation engineering.
DRS manages three PAS programs:
* Vocational Rehabilitation PAS (VR-PAS)
* funded through Title I of the Federal Rehabilitation Act
* Consumer-directed PAS – available to VR consumers who are interested in and able to manage their personal assistant.
* Agency-managed PAS – available to VR consumers who do not wish or are not able to manage their own assistant.
* State-funded PAS
* funded through State General Funds; generally a waiting list
* consumer-directed program
* available to individuals who do not qualify for PAS services under VR-PAS, Medicaid Waiver, or any other source
* PAS for Individuals with Brain Injury (PAS/BI)
* funded through State General Funds
* small amount of funding, therefore serves a limited number of people
* consumer-directed in nature, but individual must designate a representative who is available to assist in management of the program
* available to eligible individuals with brain injury who do not qualify for PAS from any other source
Off the top of my head I’d suggest you find a “Kelly Services” (not the temp work, but the healthcare work) in the Virginia area and get some of their training (so you’d be able to handle a disabled person) and become a CNA or HHA and then see if you can get permanently assigned to your girlfriend, however I think there would be a “conflict of interest” if you’d get paid by her directly or if a scheme is known that an agency permanently assigned you there, which might cause court problems later on. You’ll have to ask Kelly what’s possible.
I think what you’re looking for is $10 an hour on your own from her or $8.50 an hour if working for an agency (and then have to pay taxes on that). But usually it’s from 2-4 hours that you’d work and not a full day so that’s not such a great income.
I’d suggest that you find yourself work on the internet that brings in the money and then if she’s your gf and you “care” about her and “love” her then you won’t want to make money off of her. If you stay with her or around her for say 4 hours a day then the other 4 or more a day you can work another job outside of the house while someone else watches her.
You didn’t say what disability your gf has, and you don’t have to be there for her every minute of every day. I did caregiving in a man’s home and half the time I was washing clothes and doing meals and had some to myself even. So when you say you’d be helping her all day, I don’t understand that.
You have to realize though if she owns the house (or her parents do) then you’d be living in one room (with bath) and part of your caring would be reimbursed by them giving you free rent. And, if you’re making large meals for her then part of those meals could be free to you. Maybe even she has cable tv. Taking anything more from her would be fraud. But that rent and food is already giving you a lot of money.
The biggest problem that comes to my mind is “what if she finds you have faults she doesn’t like and doesn’t want you around anymore” or you’re taking up the little freedoms she used to have, then how can her wishes be granted for you to leave if you’ve moved in? Another question would be, how bad is her disability, and would you be considered as taking advantage of her (since you call her a gf)? Remember that it’s not all about the money, there are feelings involved, and ties that could be made and devastating if they are broken, and remember that caregivers wear down quickly and get overwhelmed. If that happens to you then where would you look for relief or what would you do?