NOTE: This is NOT "under the table" pay. It is taxable income. Caregiving position: Client has late stage dementia and diabetes. This is not just companionship, but involves. constant. personal care during waking hours, following her schedule of activities, and shadowing during waking hours. This is a. one day. a week live in, NOT fulltime live in (24/7). This is work. Its not the hardest or the easiest job, but it involves involvement. Possible ...