FWIW, Medicaid pays for nursing home stays. In most states, it does not pay for home care, so it's easier to state parent X is broke and have the state cover the care than to spend your own money to care for your relatively while you're at work.
FWIW, Medicaid pays for nursing home stays. In most states, it does not pay for home care, so it's easier to state parent X is broke and have the state cover the care than to spend your own money to care for your relatively while you're at work.
$15/hr at 6 hours per day for 5 days per week over four weeks is $1800.