PCA, CNA, HHA: Which One Do You Need to Work in Home Care?

Three sets of letters, three different doors into home care work in Northern Virginia. Which route is fastest, which pays best, and which to start with.

Does My Parent Qualify for Medicaid-Paid Care at Home in Virginia?

A checklist for families in Northern Virginia. Print it, fill it in, and bring it to the call. Part 1. The three tests Virginia looks at three things. All three have to line up. 1. Financial Monthly income,...

Paid Family Caregiver in Virginia, With Real Time Off

You can be paid to care for them. You should not have to do all of it. Most home care agencies in Northern Virginia offer one arrangement: they send an aide. If you want a family member to be the paid...

How to Tell a Parent They Need Help at Home

What tends to work when a parent does not want help at home, from families who have been through it.

Cardinal Care or CCC Plus? Both. Here Is What the Names Mean.

Cardinal Care, the CCC Plus Waiver and your health plan are three different things. What each name means, and which one decides whether care at home is covered.

Can a Spouse Be Paid as a Caregiver in Virginia?

Virginia Medicaid may pay a spouse as a caregiver in some cases. The current rules, the 40 hour limit, and what a family does first.

Sundowning: What Helps and What Does Not

Late day confusion in dementia. What sundowning is, why it happens near dusk, what reduces it, what makes it worse, when to call the doctor.

Your Parent Is Discharged Tomorrow: A 48 Hour Plan

Your mother or father comes home tomorrow. An hour by hour plan: what to ask, medicines, equipment, who pays, and the first night.

How Medicaid Pays for Home Care in Virginia

Home Care vs. Home Health: The Difference

Home Care Costs in Northern Virginia

Get Paid to Care for Your Parent in Virginia

Consumer-Directed vs. Agency-Directed Care

CCC Plus Waiver in Virginia: How to Qualify

How to Become a CNA in Virginia