How to read the monthly budget report an FMS provides: allocated, spent, remaining, how categories map to your spending plan, and how to judge your pace.
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What workers' compensation does for a caregiver hurt on the job, who carries the policy under each SDP model, what it costs, and what to do the day it happens.
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What January brings for SDP families, caregivers and vendors: W-2s and 1099s by January 31, what to check before December, and how the budget year lines up.
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Two changes for 2026: caregiver payroll moves from semi-monthly to weekly with Monday paydays, and caregivers get a $2.50 per-pay-period device reimbursement.
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What a Financial Management Service does in California's Self-Determination Program, what it does not do, and how Sentinel Four handles payroll and reporting.
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How a Self-Determination Program spending plan is built from your individual budget, what each service line means, and how the FMS uses it to approve payments.
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How the Co-Employer model splits employer duties between a Self-Determination Program family and the FMS, what it costs, and when Sole Employer fits better.
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What each line of a Self-Determination Program spending plan contains, how to read it as hours per month, and how a line becomes a paycheck or vendor payment.
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What a caregiver hired under California's Self-Determination Program should receive: clear onboarding, EVV timekeeping, weekly Monday pay and workers' comp.
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