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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / December 2006Care Options After the Money Run Out
Hello all -My Aunt is at a stage in her Alzheimers where she requires 24 hour care. She is in a Alzheimer care unit of a wonderful assisted living facility in New Jersey. The facility has been draining her life savings to almost empty to pay for this care. My question to you all is - what are the options when her money is gone? Will she have to leave that home for a state run facility? Will Medicare help pay for her care? If you could point me to a place where I can find these answers, I'd appreciate it. Thank you, Tony > Hello all -My Aunt is at a stage in her Alzheimers where she requires > 24 hour care. She is in a Alzheimer care unit of a wonderful assisted [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thank you, > Tony ========================= Sounds like a nursing home with Medicaid as the provider will be your next step. If you check with nursing homes in your local area they should have staff who could steer you in the right direction for getting set up. Maybe the following site will offer some ideas: New Jersey Medicaid http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/dhsmed.html BTW my mother-in-law spent a little more than 4 years years in this same situation...as have the loved ones of several other regulars in this group. It's not as bad as it sounds.  SignatureJohn Inzer >>Hello all -My Aunt is at a stage in her Alzheimers where she requires >>24 hour care. She is in a Alzheimer care unit of a wonderful assisted [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > several other regulars in this group. > It's not as bad as it sounds. My brother recently had a long conversation with a woman whose mother had ended up living long enough to wind up on Medicare; she said they were quite satisfied with the quality of care she received. I really think that money makes the biggest difference early on, when they can appreciate activities and stuff; we moved Mom out of a place where they did nothing but sit around and watch television to a place with a busy schedule of activities -- and it's considerably more expensive. But we can see the day coming soon where mom will be bedridden and completely out of it, and at that point, so long as she's kept warm and clean and turned often enough to prevent bedsores, and the caregivers are kind, I don't think anything else will matter much. Dana Dana, Medicare does not pay for nursing home care, it is Medicaid. Gwen >>>Hello all -My Aunt is at a stage in her Alzheimers where she requires >>>24 hour care. She is in a Alzheimer care unit of a wonderful assisted [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Dana > Dana, Medicare does not pay for nursing home care, it is Medicaid. > Gwen Sorry. Not having any experience with either, I'm colorblind. :-) Dana Tony, both my father and mother were on Medicaid (in Georgia). It is available in every state, sometimes under a different name. It is for people who don't have the money to pay for private care. Medicare does not pay for any type of permanent care. Gwen > Hello all -My Aunt is at a stage in her Alzheimers where she requires 24 > hour care. She is in a Alzheimer care unit of a wonderful assisted living [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thank you, > Tony Thank you John and Gwen for your help. I will look into these options. Happy Holidays to all! > Tony, both my father and mother were on Medicaid (in Georgia). It is > available in every state, sometimes under a different name. It is for [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> Thank you, >> Tony > Hello all -My Aunt is at a stage in her Alzheimers where she requires 24 > hour care. She is in a Alzheimer care unit of a wonderful assisted living [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Medicare help pay for her care? If you could point me to a place where I > can find these answers, I'd appreciate it. We've been told that in California (where my mom is,) if her money runs out, Medical will kick in and take care of her till she dies. But my attorney advises us that the laws differ from state to state, so you really need to talk to someone in NJ. Dana (born a Jersey girl herself) > Hello all -My Aunt is at a stage in her Alzheimers where she requires 24 > hour care. She is in a Alzheimer care unit of a wonderful assisted living [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thank you, > Tony Tony, in addition to what the others here have mentioned, when my late Mother began to suffer from dementia (probably due to mini strokes), we went to a lawyer that specialized in elder care. She was great. One thing she did mention, which we never ended up having to use/test/see, is that if a patient is in a long-term care facility, that facility may have a number of beds that are for medicaid patients. In other words, if your Aunt is already there, she MIGHT be able to stay there if/when medicaid starts paying. If I'm totally off on this, then by all means, somebody in the group please correct me. If I were you, I'd start the process of checking into this now. I certainly wish you the best of luck. It's a trying time that many in this group have been through. Charles R. Whealton Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com |
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