I used to be employed by a health care provider. That was years ago. I am needing to know what I have to do to get started with getting employed by a Health care provider for in home health care worker. So, I can get paid to do exactly what I have been doing for free. Please help me out with this information. I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thank you for your time and efforts, Amy
If they can’t hire you right away, tell this gentleman and his family that you need to be paid. Have an Elder Law attorney draw up a contract so that it will not be seen as gifting should he need Medicaid, and to specify for the IRS whether you are an employee or an independent contractor.
Otherwise, this friend will need to pay you.
Or, you get hired by an agency and they will have you sign a no-compete contract so that you cannot be rehired by your family friend for a span of time. And, there's 0 guarantee he will end up being your client, especially if he needs less than 30 hrs a week in aids.
Medicaid means he will have to qualify both medically and financially. You will not be FT and will make minimum wage.
Or, sign on to Care.com and have him hire you through that platform. They even offer bookkeeping services so he won't have to deal with the whole withholding, reporting and W2 thing.
He's been getting a sweet deal from you all these years. Honestly... shame on him for not paying you.