Through Family-Based Support, New Jersey families can become paid caregivers for the person they already care for — earning up to $30/hour while Ameriwell handles the training, paperwork, and backup.
If you’re already caring for a loved one with a developmental disability, you shouldn’t have to choose between earning a living and being there for them. Through New Jersey’s DDD program, Ameriwell can hire you as your loved one’s official caregiver — with pay of up to $30/hour, among the highest rates of any agency in New Jersey. You give the care. We handle everything else.
Earn up to $30 an hour — compared to the $22–23 most agencies pay traditional DSPs. Caring for your loved one is real work, and it should pay like it.
Respite care is built in. When you need time off, we arrange a trained caregiver you approve to step in — so rest never has to mean guilt.
We train you, coach you, and stay one call away. You’re never guessing alone — not at 9am, not at 9pm.
Self-directed care can work — but it makes you the employer: timesheets, payroll, taxes, and finding your own substitutes. With Ameriwell, you focus on your loved one and we carry the rest.
From your first call to your first paycheck, we keep it simple. Three steps, no maze.
Tell us about your loved one and your situation. We’ll confirm eligibility through NJ DDD and answer every question — usually within a day.
Training, enrollment, and paperwork — handled. Whether you’ve been caring for years or are just starting, you’ll feel ready.
Keep doing what you already do — now with pay, backup, and regular check-ins to make sure you and your loved one are thriving.
Yes. Through New Jersey’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), family members can be hired and paid as official caregivers for a loved one with a developmental disability. Ameriwell employs you, trains you, and pays you — up to $30 an hour.
Up to $30 per hour — among the highest family-caregiver rates of any agency in New Jersey. For comparison, most traditional DSP roles pay around $22–23 an hour.
Self-directed care makes you the employer — you manage payroll, paperwork, and substitutes yourself. With Ameriwell, we handle all of it, arrange respite backup when you need a break, and stay involved with training and real support.
Generally, you’re caring for a family member with a developmental disability who is eligible for NJ DDD services. Every family’s situation is different — reach out and we’ll help you confirm eligibility, usually within a day.
Reach out today — we’ll listen, confirm your eligibility, and walk you through exactly what comes next. No pressure, no phone trees.