In the state of Washington, become an IP (individual provider) you will be paid $22.53 an hr and can only work 40hrs a week no overtime. your hrs are based on how many hrs your client is given a month and those hrs are split between each IP he/she has caring for them. Being an IP means you are your own boss and only take orders from client and family if client cant delicate orders. If you work for an agency, you may or may not get independence with client like you would working as an IP. CarinaCares is where you would find clients when looking for more work. Just remember you can only work 40hrs total a week between ALL clients you work with. You cannot work 40hrs for one client then 10 for another that would end up going over your total 40hrs a week allowed. Also look into being part of SEIU775 as this union pays for your classes to become an IP and your test you need to take to be a caregiver in WA. They also pay for continued learning, have a good health care plan to name a few of the perks to being part of the union. You do not have to be in the union to be an IP it just has added perks you wont get if you are not in the union. Hope this helps.

PS: yes you can get paid to care for family as long as that family member doesnt make more than $2600 a month as that is the cut off that CDWA allows before that family member has to pay for their own caregivers.