A quart is 2 pints. A pint is sixteen fluid ounces of water and weighs about 16 ounces (avoirdupois weight.) A gallon is 4 quarts (8 pints) and thus weighs about 8 pounds. Five gallons would be about 40 pounds.
In some cases, if your mother is on Medicaid, she can designate you as her personal home care aide and you can get paid a small amount through Medicaid. If your mother has her own resources, you can draw up a contract agreeing to work as her home health aide and she can pay you a salary that you both agree upon.
With Medicare, there is no right to repayment from your parents, or from their assets, See also: How long should I visit my mother in a nursing home? for anything Medicare spends for their medical care.On the other hand, Medicare does not cover assisted living, or long-term residence in a nursing home.edicaid is the program that may pay for your parents' long-term care, but which has provisions for reimbursement out of their assets, including their home. Here's how it works.In order for your parents to qualify for Medicaid, they must have low income and few assets other than their home.