Her daughter is disabled and requires round-the-clock care, so she's unable to work outside the home. Because their daughter is immunocompromised, the family have been isolating and taking extra precautions even before the COVID-19 pandemic started. Parents themselves are not eligible to be paid as caregivers for their own children through this program. However, according to the Oregon Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS), paying parents of minor children with disabilities for their caregiving services was "prohibited" under Medicaid rules before the pandemic. Now, through that Medicaid program, the family receive $5,000 a month for their daughter's full-time care.

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