My mother is on a fixed income & is eligible for Medicaid. She has been up north for over a year, but I could not get her to change her address for Social Security or any medical or legal business. Now she is semi-catatonic & I have no legal standing to do anything for her. We are probably screwed. However it is crucial for her to see a doctor. I was going to take her yesterday, after I got someone to sit with the disabled lady I care for, but as I was getting my mother ready for the ambulance, the lady I care for became very ill & she got into the ambulance instead. Today she passed away. I am still with my mother & feel very anxious about the legal & the money situation. I have no assets myself, as of right now, although I am named in the will of the lady who passed on. Please help. I'm overwhelmed.
If you have your mother taken to a state-owned hospital it will be better. It sounds like your mother does need to go into the hospital, then maybe into a nursing facility since she is semi-catatonic. Someone at the nursing facility should help you apply for Medicaid. You're not screwed. You just need some help. The people in the hospital and nursing facility could be the best ones to provide the help.