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If you are asking if you can be paid by the government at a time when he has his own money to pay a caregiver, I think that unlikely. You can surely call 1-800-medicare to check on this.
Also feel free to go up to the seachbar (in blue) at the top of the AgingCare page and use the search bar to research "Getting Paid as a Caregiver".
If you are a live-in caregiver it is a huge mistake not to do a contract up with an elder law attorney for your services which delineates how and what you are paid in "shared living costs" for cooking, cleaning, shopping, transport to appointments and etc. If you are living in HIS home then you get room and board and an attorney can help you get this all set up solidly so that your brother's paying you doesn't look like "gifting" which would preclude him from receiving help should he need to go into care in future.
5 years in a late to be thinking about this. What made you know you need to do something for your own earnings?
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Yes, have him write you a check. He can also use PayPal, Venmo, money orders, cash in a bag with a big dollar sign on it, etc.
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Is he a Veteran? If so the VA may pay you to care for him.
He can pay you from any income he has Social Security, Pension....
You do not give any info on him or why you are caring for him. If you would like to give more detail it might help.
If he has dementia there are Adult Day programs that he could attend that would give you a break.
Depending on his age he may qualify for some help through your local Senior Service Center.
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Yes. He can pay you out of his own money.
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Not through the state if he is not eligible for community Medicaid, but he can certainly pay you out of his income.
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