Caring for Family Doesn’t Have to Be Unpaid Work – WSJ

Interest in providing financial support for family caregivers is growing due to the workforce crisis in the care industry.

A recent Wall Street Journal Article reported that relatives providing care to aging or disabled family members may qualify to be paid by their state’s office of Medicaid under certain circumstances.

According to a report by AARP and The Alliance for Family Caregivers, nearly 44 million family members are providing care to an aging or disabled loved one. These numbers along with a shortage of available paid caregivers have prompted many states’ department of Medicaid Services to expand some of their waiver programs to allow family members to be paid an hourly wage for providing caregiver services.

Source: Caring for Family Doesn’t Have to Be Unpaid Work – WSJ