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I believe he only receives a few hundred dollars per month in Social Security and that is it. Hopefully my household income will have NO bearing on his insurance coverage.
Check your local Area Agency on Aging (state home care in our area is by county) and they may have a program/case manager that transitions folks from SNF to home addressing all the valid issues raised regarding LTC vs. Community Medicaid status, PACE program or other various incentives to keep people in the community (much cheaper than SNF for the government). In our state (MA) the agency may have funds (dep on budgets) to get someone set up with all the things that insurance may not cover.
Medicaid should cover the copayments for his meds. If his income is below 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level; the state agency home care worker can also help you apply for QMB (qualified medicare beneficiary) which helps pay for MCR part B.
If he is in a NH on medicaid, then Medicaid is paying the NH a daily rate for his room & board as well as medical costs not paid by Medicare. Medicaid NH is it's own application & coverage managed by the state. When he discharges from the NH, he will discharge from that specific Medicaid program as well. There will be paperwork or perhaps an application for community based medicaid programs that he or his DPOA will need to do IF he still needs Medicaid coverage. I would ASAP schedule an appointment with the social worker @ the NH to find out how to transition his medicaid coverage if needed. Also speak with SW on what the day to day reality of his care needs are. As freqflyer asked, how is this going to be done....family for free & 24/7 or you are going to personally private pay as needed as he doesn't have $......?
Medicaid will NOT pay you to care for your Uncle as they have been paying the NH. If your area has a broad community based medicaid funded program for the elderly, like PACE, he may need to be evaluated to be in PACE first & foremost before Medicaid will pay for any In-home health services.
Realize that Medicare only covers at best 80% of part B costs. If his SS check is low, he is going to be short to cover his copay as the costs of care & medications are nothing but expensive. Most have a gap policy to cover this but within whatever coverage rules of the gap policy, if not on Medicaid. Right now is open enrollment period for Medicare!
If yiu still plan on doing this, try to get his medications. You will need to legally have DPOA & MPOA paperwork to do this. Take small ziplocks & a sharpie marker to put them in and label. Most drugs Rx'd in a NH are 90 day blister packs held & locked at nurses station. If Medicare paid for them, medicare will NOT likely pay for a second set either. Could be $$$ to have to private pay to redispense both in drug cost at pharmacy and to find a MD to write the RX's.
No, your household income will have no bearing on Medicaid. Check to see what Medicaid will provide for your uncle while he is staying at your home.
Just curious why are you moving your Uncle out of the nursing home as your profile indicates that he has Alzheimer's/Demetria. Will you be bringing in caregivers to help you or do you have others in the family who will take different shifts for his care?
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
Medicaid should cover the copayments for his meds. If his income is below 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level; the state agency home care worker can also help you apply for QMB (qualified medicare beneficiary) which helps pay for MCR part B.
Medicaid will NOT pay you to care for your Uncle as they have been paying the NH. If your area has a broad community based medicaid funded program for the elderly, like PACE, he may need to be evaluated to be in PACE first & foremost before Medicaid will pay for any In-home health services.
Realize that Medicare only covers at best 80% of part B costs. If his SS check is low, he is going to be short to cover his copay as the costs of care & medications are nothing but expensive. Most have a gap policy to cover this but within whatever coverage rules of the gap policy, if not on Medicaid. Right now is open enrollment period for Medicare!
If yiu still plan on doing this, try to get his medications. You will need to legally have DPOA & MPOA paperwork to do this. Take small ziplocks & a sharpie marker to put them in and label. Most drugs Rx'd in a NH are 90 day blister packs held & locked at nurses station. If Medicare paid for them, medicare will NOT likely pay for a second set either. Could be $$$ to have to private pay to redispense both in drug cost at pharmacy and to find a MD to write the RX's.
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Just curious why are you moving your Uncle out of the nursing home as your profile indicates that he has Alzheimer's/Demetria. Will you be bringing in caregivers to help you or do you have others in the family who will take different shifts for his care?