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https://www.agingcare.com/Articles/personal-care-agreements-compensate-family-caregivers-181562.htm
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https://www.agingcare.com/Articles/paying-for-home-care-155405.htm

are two articles on elder care that may explain some things. There are more. Go up to the care topics and scroll through.
If you are asking for pay that would come from your Mother's funds and should be clearly marked as being pay for caregiving for X amount of hours. Medicaid will not pay for "sitters", and the amount they pay for caregiving isn't going to sustain your life. Many who try to get paid as caregivers and live in end up homeless and jobless and without a job history.
Basically, unless your Mom can afford to pay you, you can't get paid, or paid enough to make this a "job" of any type.
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Kristonmaione, the vast majority of adult children do not get paid for caring of their parent(s)..... unless the parent can pay you from their own retirement fund.

Since your Mom, who you said on your profile is only 52 years old, has dementia, she may not be able to sign an Employment Contract which would list your duties, number of hours per day, days off, and the hourly rate. Mom would also need to figure out payroll taxes. And since you are caregiving your Mom at her own home, Mom would need to get "workman's comp" incase you get hurt while on the job.

Now, if your Mom can qualify for Medicaid [which is different from Medicare], you can check with your State Medicaid office to see if you could get paid. This usually is offered in all the States but each State is different regarding the hourly rate and the number of hours. Don't be surprised if you get only minimum wage for a few hours each week :(
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Go to the home page, scroll towards the bottom of the page and look for an article titled "Paying for Care".
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