Has anyone been here? Is it best to find an independent rep who can do the research for me? I have paid $100,000's up to this point and I have reached my limit. My mother gets $2200 in SS each month. She has no other income or assets. I don't claim her as a dependent. She has dementia/Alzheimer's, incontinence, uses a walker. She lives with my brother, and caregivers come into the home 12 hours a day. I need help navigating!!!!
If hiring someone is outside of your budget (it was about $125 an hour for her help) the county often has Social Workers who will evaluate your situation and offer guidance. There was a very long wait for help in the county in which our person lived, though.
We found the names of aging life specialists in our area on aginglifecare.org
Talk with brother and mom's doctor about Plan B. I doubt you are going to find and financial programs to do more to keep her in the house w/brother. Applying for Medicaid to help to pay for her NH bed is probably the next step. However, you need medical necessity documentation from her doctor to do that.
You should also have a Social Service Office where Medicaid caseworkers are. They may be able to help.
Other than Medicaid, not sure if you can get any other help concerning free care. O of A may have aides or know ofvother resources.
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