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mpigy99
Asked March 2015
Does a caregivers pay come out of the customers social security?
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malloryg8r
Apr 2015
Well, if the senior is living on Soc Sec check alone, and wanted to pay a Caregiver out of their AS income, the senior can decide to do that. But the senior has to write the check.
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pamstegma
Mar 2015
No it does not. The only coverage would be through Medicaid, who hires caregivers from a licensed agency via contract.
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