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Wanda, is your friend on Medicaid? Some states have a program called In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) that allows people to be cared for in their homes by a person of their choosing. My understanding is that the pay and hours of this program are limited, but this could be an option. I would contact your county’s Area Agency on Aging (part of the county’s Health and Human Services) to find out if your county offers this program. Here is a page on Agingcare.com that lists them by state:

https://www.agingcare.com/local/area-agency-on-aging
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Anyone can be a Caregiver if they want to do the work that comes with it. If you want to be paid, as said, the person you are caring for pays you. Medicaid does have an in home program but your friend must fit the criteria.

If your friend is terminal, Hospice should be called in. A nurse will come about 1x a week. An aide 2 or 3x a week to bathe ur friend. Family or you will be trained to administer pain and anxiety meds. Family or you will need to care for her the rest of the time.
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