Sources, calculations and editorial standards
What the calculator measures
Weekly gross = units × caregiver rate. Monthly average = weekly × 52 ÷ 12. Hourly examples allow up to 168 hours as a mathematical input boundary, not a program allowance. Daily examples allow zero to seven days. No overtime, payroll deductions, tax exclusions or eligibility thresholds are applied.
Examples are not state wages
The default hourly example is 30 hours at $18; the daily example is five days at $80. These amounts illustrate arithmetic and are deliberately labeled as hypothetical. We do not invent a wage range or present agency reimbursement as a caregiver wage. Actual rates must be obtained from the relevant county, employer, plan or fiscal service.
How guides are prepared
We prioritize state agencies, official manuals and federal sources. Guides distinguish named programs, dates and relationship restrictions. Each page lists its references. Our public JSON records source URLs and access methods, including when an official search excerpt was used because the page could not be opened directly. A review date is not a promise that rules will remain unchanged.
AI assistance and imagery
AI tools assist with drafting, translation, development and source discovery. We do not claim clinical, legal or tax credentials. The home-page image was generated with AI as an illustration; it is not a photograph of clients, actual beneficiaries or a testimonial. Official program names remain in English where necessary to help readers recognize the right service.
Corrections and advertising
Readers can send a page URL, the disputed statement and an official source by email. We review corrections before changing content. Advertising never changes the eligibility result, the mathematical calculation or the official links. There are no paid referrals, call-routing offers or application forms.