My mom is 97 and I want to keep her out of a nursing home forever if that is possible. I live in the state of Michigan. They offer MI choice Medicaid waiver which offers services for your loved one at home. Has anyone used something like this? It almost sounds too good to be true.
Thank you and I look forward to your replies.
Contact Elder Source to see if your loved one is eligible. They do an hour long phone assessment with yourself to identify needs. The patient has to be on Medicaid first and my mom still had to spend down.
I live in Virginia and I was able to get 40 hours a week care, nurse visits, supplies, and emotional support.
It was difficult to find a good agency that takes Waiver but do diligence. Sometimes the ones that take it are not the best in terms of quality.
Good luck!
With Medicaid you have to pay them back after the person has passed away so watch that part. With my BIL when he passes we will have to pay the state back for all they have supplied for him. He has been on Medicaid now for 9 yrs so they will take any savings and life insurance they have until their bill is paid.
Medicaid pays someone to come in and do the chores for that person. To the person who does this they have to claim it on their taxes because its wages. I know this because I do taxes and have a few that come thru.
Prayers
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I had to recently try to get rid of a good LPN who I hired yrs ago to help take care of daddy too. We all came really close. But my friends tell me they c her manipulating me and doesnt help cuz I'm very caring and giving so I hate to even think this but would she manipulate me....she has faith in God....seems to at least. I told her I cannot afford her anymore and she's begging me to continue until wintertime. Also I'm of course POA over mommy..health care surrogate too. Bad thing is I need to quickly change that info. And she also told me she would never let my mom go into nursing homes.
When we initially met her
Yep stupid me......she got me to sign paperwork in front of my banker who is a notary too. It's almost of pressure and I have to watch everyone....sad.
Thanks to these waivers, states can provide services to their residents that wouldn’t usually be covered by Medicaid. For instance, in-home care for people who would otherwise have to go into long-term institutional care.
Check with the Medicaid in your state to see what is available.