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You can look up area on aging for her county in Ca and give them a call. Tell them you would like them to visit her in her home as you are concerned for her ability to care for herself. Does she have Kaiser supplemental insurance? They might also come to her home and help her get started with a therapist and a dr to address the weight, Depression or whatever seems to be the problem.if she isn't already on CalMed the area on aging social worker might be able to get her started on the application. It's good that you are looking out for her.
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Thanks, will start there, but she lives and hour and a half from us and is actually in california, with us in nevada. That is most likely going to complicate things for me. She was never married, and no military service. The AL places near me say they will not accept medicaid. I keep getting the two confused. Just trying to prepare for the future problem I see coming within a year or two. I just dont want to hurt myself physically with her weight, and have me be the one needing care.
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To begin, Medicare does NOT pay for long term care. (They do pay for rehab services after at least 3 days of admission in a hospital. ) Medicaid, designed to assist those without financial resources is likely what you mean. I had only found one assisted living (AL) in my area that would take a medicaid payment. But they only took it after 2 full years of private pay.
There may be financial help if she or her husband are veterans. I would suggest you start with your county office of aging. They should be able to pre-screen for services she might qualify for.
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