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dkf

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30. Wow that sounds bad. My sympathies.

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Tue Apr 24, 2012, 12:55 PM

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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