Hello,

My name is Kevin and I am a full time caregiver for my Mom who has
Alzheimer's...

I am a cna and a year ago was still working but decided to let my job go
when Mom's confusion got so bad that I could not in good conscience
leave her alone for any length of time.

While I was working, a friend told me that it might be possible to
qualify for the elderly waiver program with Medicaid so that I could get
paid to take care of her.

It wasn't easy and it was almost like it was a secret.... but I finally
was able to get the information I needed, and jump through the
appropriate hoops to get into the program.

I only get $400.00 a month but it is better than nothing, and I am
fortunate that I do not have many outgoing expenses...

But I was wondering how many other caregivers know about this program
through Medicaid and was interested in feedback from other caregivers.

Also....

After I became involved, I discovered that every little task was to be
recorded from start to finish and figured with a calculator to get your
billing amount... This was tedious and time consuming to say the least,
so I wrote a software program to help me in the billing process. I have
been using it for a year and a half and it has been a life saver!

I want everyone to understand that I am not trying to "Get sales" from
this post, but information on other caregivers per say...

I am planning on setting up a program so that I can sell the software
for $24.95 so that it will be affordable, and in return will donate 90%
of the sale to the charity of the caregiver's choice.

That should be a win,win,win solution for everyone.

Please let me know your experiences and understandings regarding this
subject.

Sincerely,

Kevin Richards