If your father, mother, or spouse holds an EEOICPA White Card and you are already providing their daily care, the answer may be yes.
Under the program, home health aide services are delivered by employees of an enrolled home health agency. In appropriate cases, a family member can be hired, trained, and employed by the agency as the patient's paid caregiver — earning a W-2 wage for care they are already providing.
Can I Get Paid to Care for My Family Member?
Your Program Overview
✓ Benefits & authorization are never affected.
How Does It Work?
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Your family member's physician prescribes home health aide care
as part of the plan of care, and the Department of Labor authorizes the hours.
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You apply with Alara as a caregiver.
Background check, training, and competency evaluation — the same standards as every Alara employee, because you become one.
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You are trained and supervised by a registered nurse.
Your services continue. Your authorization moves with you — it belongs to you, not to the agency.
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You are paid as a W-2 employee
for authorized care hours. Lawful employment, with workers compensation coverage, payroll taxes handled, and a nurse supervising the care plan.
What Are the Requirements?
The patient holds a White Card with home health aide services authorized by the Department of Labor
You can pass a background check and complete training and competency evaluation
You can reliably provide the authorized care hours
A registered nurse supervises the plan of care — you are part of a clinical team, not on your own
The person who knows the patient best provides the care. The household income reflects the work already being done. And a registered nurse stands behind you — training you, answering questions, and adjusting the care plan as needs change.
Why Families Choose This
"Call to find out whether your situation qualifies. The conversation is free and there is no obligation."
Visits that happen when they are scheduled
FAQ — Family Caregivers
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In appropriate cases, yes. A family member may be employed by an enrolled home health agency as the patient's paid caregiver for authorized home health aide hours, working under registered nurse supervision.
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Family caregivers are W-2 employees paid hourly for authorized care hours, at the agency's standard caregiver rates. Contact Alara for current rates.
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Requirements depend on the level of care authorized. Alara provides training and competency evaluation as part of employment. Call us to review your specific situation.
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A registered nurse supervises every plan of care, conducts regular supervisory visits, and remains available to the caregiver for clinical questions.