This is nice information. I recently had to drive from Austin Texas to Abilene Tx to pick up my mother. We are not close and I am an only child. She has dementia. I had no idea it was so bad. The man she had been living with for many years didn't call us or anyone to tell us they were living in filth over the last six months. My mother had a broken shoulder and not one item of clothing that wasn't covered in Sh**. We bought her clothes took her to a doctor how missed the broken shoulder even though we said it was badly bruised. Brought her to my home. Keep in mind she doesn't even remember me or my wife or son. She ended up fighting with us and we had EMS come out. They took her to the hospital and found her shoulder was broken. They then sent her to a home to recover and now she is back with us. Several doctors say she requires 24 hour care. We are doing our best only because I am out of work at the moment. I can't stay out of work or we will lose our house. If I go back to work we can't leave her alone. So we are stuck. None of her sisters seem to care or even reached out. So now we have an appointment with a lawyer because we have no clue out to make all this work. We could not find her atm card so we have no access to any of her money. She can't write or read at this point with the Dementia. She can't function on her own at all. We are hoping the lawyer who specializes in elder care can get us started in the right direction.

Long term medicaid not the same as medicaid insurance. So at the nursing home I am at now, I receive medicaid and medicare. They take $858 out of my $918 SS money every month. Why is it that they don't care about the shoes and incontinent pads that I need? They don't care about the organic foods I need, even though I am 100% sure that a person needs raw green leafy veggies and fruits mostly to be healthy. This nursing facility seems to want people to be sick. They serve lots of carbohydrates and sugars. There are candy and coke machines available to everyone. If someone smokes they go to their room to tell them when it is time to go outside for a smoke break. How is this nursing?

This was such valuable information thank you

This must vary state to state because in Kansas I think Medicaid only pays long term care for "care homes", not assisted living.

Excellent bottomline questions answered.

Help help !!

What about wayne County, Michigan? I only received ssd

When someone been accepted to assisted living, does the person still received social security?

Apply in advance for Assisted Living? What if it is approved years before you need it?

what's the between nursing home and assisted living?

Hello I’m kinda lost here and wanna ask you for advice. My father in law suffered a stroke 20 years ago and half his brain is atrophying. He used to be manageable but as time has progressed he has behavioral problems. Were broke and he only gets 500 a month from his social. He’s around 57. I’m just wondering how we could afford for him to be taken care of. We live in FL

does this apply in the state of fl?

Can my husband get paid for taking care for me?

I own a home and pension and 66 years old. I may need assistance of a nursing home in the next 10 years. I do not want to lose my home. Don’t want to have a lien put against my house by Medicaid. Can I just buy a long-term care insurance policy that will cover my nursing home expenses? I live in New York. I’d appreciate your feedback thanks