I'm an in home caregiver for a Veteran. I was hired for 2 hours a day at $10 an hour below minimum wage.

The original verbal contract was 2 hours a day at $10 an hour food prep only,including a room(his est. value $400 plus $50 for utilities) using that as partial salary credit. At the end of the month I receive a whopping $200.00 cash in hand! No one can live on that ! 8months in the disabled Veterans Fiduciary and him approved me another $200 cash so I now get $400.00 cash in hand at the end of the month! I was told he’s now tapped out (meaning no more $ is available to give for caregivers, that’s it)Fast forward to today 1 year and 3 months later and I’m now doing everything in the household from:cleaning(includes bathroom toilet,his bedroom, all mopping , sweeping, dusting, picking up.I handle all of the kitchen duties and messes, washing ,drying , putting dishes away,setting up coffee for early morning,making Drs .appts, picking up prescriptions , getting the mail ,he expects me to pick up after his dog as well as bath and feed him, I have even spent my own money numerous times on the dog food, I make grocery lists , shopping for the groceries, coming up with all meal ideas and cooking every meal in the house (3meals a day plus dessert) totals 21meals a week. He wants me to talk with his fiduciary when he needs an extra bill paid . Cable goes down I’m the one calling , it’s to the point he won’t answer his phone so he has given people my number ..WHY! He’s to damn lazy to pick it up. Where the serving him with his meals came from it’s just..( beyond a joke), he is more than capable to grab his meal, walk , move around ..and do things. His dog got sick he wants me to take it in and deal with the VET! I said NO! Most of my days end at 3AM the next morning giving me about 4 hours of restless sleep.Bottom line this patient of mine is so ignorant, filthy and Lazy he refuses to even make and confirm drs appts for himself , ignores Drs. Requests for follow ups! In addition he is required to make physical therapy appts and just sits in his chair in front of the TV from the time he wakes up till bed time! He has a nice electric wheelchair he doesn’t use ..Heck he won’t even walk outside for fresh air.No movement at all he makes no effort towards doing anything and will take no action as a homeowner to fix the faucet when it broke , stove doesn’t work , microwave just went out , someone needs to take the household trash to the dump, we have a mice issue , no screens on any windows (huge insect issue) no central a/c or heat, no doorknobs or locks on any doors…I think you get the idea!! I have called the VA caregiver hotline , I’ve called a caregiver support line through IHSS not much help. I feel stuck… we live in a small country town no buses, taxi’s, no pharmacy and our household is without a vehicle (a big issue)with NO general outside or neighbors that can help out! Im not from here therefore I have no family , cousins or aunts or even a good friend that could possible provide me with assistance or even a roof over my head. Any help and assistance would be greatly appreciated. I love this forum I found and great appreciation goes to all that provided me with answers to my 1st Question - Signed -Burnt out and taking advantage of..as well as overworked and underpaid!