Question : My mother is in hospice, I’ve had to quit my job, can I get paid to take care of her?
I live in Illinois, and my mother recently came into our home through hospice due to the advanced stage of cancer she has. I was wondering if there was any compensation through the state or other agency that will help pay me or my bills since I’ve had to take a long leave from work. Thanks!
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Best answer:

Answer by Memere RN/BA
That is such a sad situation and I’m so sorry for this. If I were in your position, you should call Social Security. How old is your mother? If she has end stage cancer, she should already be on disability which will help pay her medical bills. On disability, you automatically get on Medicare part A but you have to pay for part B and that’s the part that pays for her medications. Unless you are approved by Hospice to care for your mom, you won’t get paid. If you get approved, then you would be considered an employee of Hospice and you could get paid to care for her. I don’t see that happening since she already has Hospice. I don’t know how your state runs as far as supporting you while caring for your mom. Like I said, if it was my mom and I was at that point at one time, I would try every state run organization to get help. You pay taxes, there should be help out there for you. I hope someone can help you. I’m sorry about your mom. God bless both of you.