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I live in Los Angeles County , Ca.

Please make sure you're not there 24/7 as this would mean (regardless of a written contract) that "mission creep" will happen and you will be more "on-call" than you ever anticipated. It will be difficult to defend this boundary when you are physically there. On this forum we get this complaint from live-ins all the time. In the end they get room and board but then discover they don't have enough cash to live off of (because where else would it come from, right?)

Please read some of the other posts on this forum from live-in solo caregivers. THey wind up making less than minimum wage when they calculate their real hours worked. Go into it with your eyes wide open.
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Look up the employment laws in the states where you're interested. In many, perhaps most, this would be illegal. You could live-in but the resident would still need to pay you minimum wage plus overtime, guaranteed time off and sleep time, and both you and they would need to pay taxes, etc.
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MiaPeters 10 hours ago
Actually not in my state ,they have programs where this is allowed but thank you .
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You can register on caregiving sites and list your qualifications. Please know this is asking to be taken advantage of and mistreated
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MiaPeters 11 hours ago
Do you know any specific caregiving sites? ..thank you for your concern
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Most people here are going to tell you that working 24/7 in exchange for a place to live is a pretty bad position to put yourself in. If you find yourself a private position that includes living-in you probably want a proper contract with set work hours and compensation for emergency overtime.
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MiaPeters 11 hours ago
Thank you for that information , that’s what I want ; a contract where it’s fair and nothing funky happens .
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