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In the discussion thread: Can we talk Medicare and nursing homes? [View all]

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 01:06 PM

33. Yes, it is really bad

Said son is one of these freaks with a load of guns and waiting, waiting for what I do not know.

In any event, my SIL's main problem is the fact that she is blind almost.

If she'd been able to do the reverse mortgage, she could have hired someone to live w/her and she'd still be living in her home today, not the hell hole that she now resides in.

I thought my BIL was going to kill him as he is so very angry about this as are her other remaining 7 brothers and sisters.

Lesson learned: Be damn careful about WHO you give POA to! You never know ...

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43 replies	Author	Time	Post
Can we talk Medicare and nursing homes? [View all]	hedgehog	Apr 2012	OP
You're confusing Medicare and	marybourg	Apr 2012	#1
Right!!	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#5
Generally you can have a house and $2000 in assets.	dkf	Apr 2012	#8
And your house can be worth up to $503k	sammytko	Apr 2012	#28
So in excess of $503k and they require you to sell?	dkf	Apr 2012	#32
No, that's how much equity. They tell you to take out a line of credit against it to bring it below	sammytko	Apr 2012	#39
There is a five year "lookback"	rfranklin	Apr 2012	#2
That is not true	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#3
Medicare doesn't pay anything towards a nursing home for custodial care . Medicaid does and	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2012	#4
Medicare pays for limited nursing home care	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#6
I should have said Medicare will not pay for custodial care in a nursing home.	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2012	#12
no they won't	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#20
Back when my dad was in a nursing home, Medicare pays the first 30 days	DJ13	Apr 2012	#7
From Medicare...	dkf	Apr 2012	#10
Good hard facts here. Medcare pays for a limited amount of TEMPORARY nursing home care.	enough	Apr 2012	#13
That's not for custodial care. Nursing home care to me is for those who	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2012	#16
this is true	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#18
How is the POA messing up?	dkf	Apr 2012	#22
Well, he tried to kill her first	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#26
Wow that sounds bad. My sympathies.	dkf	Apr 2012	#30
Yes, it is really bad	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#33
I believe thats the same as my dad experienced	DJ13	Apr 2012	#25
My husband's stay at an intensive rehab facility was covered 80% by Medicare, but luckily	CTyankee	Apr 2012	#40
Yes, that's the way it works for rehab. Medicare does not pay for	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2012	#41
Your point is valid. Although, technically, MediCARE may cover 100 days of skilled nursing care if	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#9
Why are nursing homes so expensive? Because they are run for profit? n/t	antigop	Apr 2012	#11
Partially, but the laws require they have RNs on duty 24/7. Plus you may need 1 CNA for every	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2012	#24
That is a tough job. I couldn't do it.	dkf	Apr 2012	#31
Medicare Does Not Pay For Nursing Home Long Term Care.	TheMastersNemesis	Apr 2012	#14
A person's assets SHOULD go toward their own care	mainer	Apr 2012	#15
How very Republican of you	KamaAina	Apr 2012	#21
No, it's DEMOCRATIC of me. I took the principled route with my own mom.	mainer	Apr 2012	#27
A Republican would run off with mom's assets	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#37
The problem is that the person's assets are used up very quickly anyways -	hedgehog	Apr 2012	#35
no	AngryAmish	Apr 2012	#17
We're working to improve those odds to as close to 4 out of 4 as we can get!	KamaAina	Apr 2012	#19
People under age 65 who have disabilities	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#23
Welcome to the movement!	KamaAina	Apr 2012	#29
what movement?	CountAllVotes	Apr 2012	#34
My mom did a rehab stint in a nursing home a couple of years ago. Lots of sadness in those places.	davsand	Apr 2012	#36
Here's a link to an article sums up the rules pretty well.	Lasher	Apr 2012	#38
Okay, first we need to get the terms correct. Medicare pays something like 160 days in the nursing	jwirr	Apr 2012	#42
Medicare will pay 100% for 20 days of 'rehab/skilled nursing' care. After	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2012	#43

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