soo ok heres the deal my grandmother had a stroke thankfully it was minor and my grandfather isnt so steady on his feet.they dont want to go into assisted living or anything like that,so my mom told me sense i live and take care of my grandparents she heard that i can get paid for taking care of my grandparents,but shes not sure what the program is called and i live in Tennessee.

can anybody tell me what the program is called?

Word of warning about Elderly care. It can get overwhelming and I have seen that first hand. Make sure you have external support like people to cover for you in your absence. Likewise you will need to find some professional guidance in the area since again there are things about it that can overwhelm you quickly. A friend of mine lost it trying to take care of his elderly mother. He shortly afterwords had a heart attack.

It is stressful. Make sure you likewise have a stress management plan. If not you will get consumed by taking care of your parents. Since you are online go to the State of Tennessee's Social Services website

http://www.ssa.gov/atlanta/southeast/index.htm

This is a good place to start. Call them up and ask questions. You may have to play Phone tag and you may have to call a few numbers but this should lead you to what you are looking for quickly. They can also point you towards other free and low cost help in support of your parents!

Amedisys Home Health Care
1420 Dutch Valley Road , Suite A
Knoxville TN 37918 (865) 688-7500

Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Fentress, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington
Careall Home Care Services
7417 Kingston Pike , Suite 202
Knoxville TN 37919 (865) 558-8801

Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane
Clinch River Home Health
5516 Wallwood Road , Suite 2b
Knoxville TN 37912 (865) 687-7070

Anderson, Campbell, Knox, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Union
Covenant Homecare
3001 Lake Brook Blvd. , Suite 101
Knoxville TN 37909 (865) 374-0600

Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
East Tennessee Children's Hospital Home Health Care
11227 West Point Drive
Knoxville TN 37934 (865) 541-8000

Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
Gentiva Health Services
6223 Highland Place Way
Knoxville TN 37919 (865) 584-3133

Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
Girling Health Care Services Of Knoxville, Inc.
320 N. Cedar Bluff, Suite 360
Knoxville TN 37923 (865) 690-7767

Anderson, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Sevier, Union
Intrepid Usa Healthcare Services
114 South David Lane
Knoxville TN 37922 (865) 531-1415

Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Knox, Loudon, Mcminn, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Union
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.
7417 Kingston Pike, Suite 105
Knoxville TN 37919 (865) 330-2336

Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
Mercy Home Care Services
4127 East Emory Road
Knoxville TN 37938 (865) 545-3500

Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
Mercy Home Care Services
7203 Chapman Highway
Knoxville TN 37920 (865) 632-5711

Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
Nhc Homecare
9000 Executive Park Drive , Suite A-205
Knoxville TN 37923 (865) 539-0242

Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Mcminn, Monroe, Roane, Sevier, Union
Priority Healthcare Services Of Tennessee. Inc.
1700 Liberty Street
Knoxville TN 37921 (865) 584-4010

Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Mcminn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
Quality Home Health
9333 Park West Blvd., Suite 209
Knoxville TN 37923 (865) 531-0016

Anderson, Blount, Cumberland, Fentress, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Van Buren, Warren, White
University Of Tn Medical Center-Home Care Services-Home Health
2270 Sutherland Avenue , Suite 101
Knoxville TN 37919 (865) 544-6200

Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union

bless both you!my grandma isnt doing to so well now they may put on her on anti depressants and my parents might move in to help me out with the house.ill def look into those links!

My wife hired on to a home health care to care for her grandmother.

yeah we looked into me doing that sence i run the house now but insurance wont let us do it

I will tell you, it is consuming. I have been caring for my deceased husband's mother for the last 2 years. I am making plans to transition her to a nursing home. She is ambulatory and for the most part is stable. She has what is known as benign memory loss and takes Aricept. It is my understanding it is a stage of dementia. I have decided I am not going to continue because of signs of burnout. I have help from my daughters. I was promised help from relatives. They do not. I cared for my husband while he was dying and now his mother. Her life in itself is consumed only by her limitations and what was. There is no alternative but to take from the caregiver, your energy and time. They can do nothing else.
I do not say this to be mean, only to share a perspective that exists. It is most difficult to separate your heart motives from what needs to be clinical. Choose your support and lots of it. Make a business plan. It will be of tremendous value to your health.

Best of luck to you and your family.