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Your loved one may not require home care or assisted living services at this time. However, continue to monitor their condition for changes and consider occasional in-home care services for help as needed.
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If it's for non Medicare covered services, you are going to have to pay out of pocket for a local private agency (around $25-$30/hr in my area). Medicare will only pay for a condition that can be improved, not for something like dementia or Parkinson's. So if Mom has a condition that Medicare won't approve payment for, she is going to have to pay. if she can't afford it, or if by paying it will use up her savings fast, begin the process of applying or exploring Medicaid in your state. I just went through this with my father. (Shane's response here is exactly right from the research I've done)
A MD must order Home Care. This is usually ordered after someone has been hospitalized and/ or in patient rehab and needs home care to help the person adjust. Without a hospitalization she would need to be seen by her PCP who then has to justify his order to Medicare if she meets the requirements. Home Care episodes are 60 days....& can be recertified if needed for another 60 but requires a huge amount of medical justification. That’s why it’s so much easier to obtain homecare after a hospitalization. Medicare figures if the person can’t improve after another 60 days that person needs SNF or AL. Then you’d need to apply for Medicaid to pay the SNF or out of her funds until Medicaid approved. Homecare paid by Medicare will cease.
This does not mean that your mother will need HC for 60 days; the homecare professional staff ( PT, OT & RN) can recommend discharge if the patient is not improving. Cases can continue without an RN for the 60 day period as the physical therapist can oversee the patients needs and the need for SN has been completed.
This may be the only circumstances when Medicare pays for homecare, and the episode of “certification period” is 60 days. And during that Home Care episode PT, OT, RN, ST, SW & bath aide will provide care consistent with the patients needs, stabilize them and then close the homecare 60 day episode. This doesn’t mean she will need all the disciplines noted above, but are available if ordered. Nor am I an expert on Medicare and what they cover or not cover.
If your mother has assets she will need to spend them down to $2K. There are many posts on this site about assets and how you get Medicaid is not my forte.
Look up agencies in your area who provide home care. They will come and assess the situation and let you know what it will cost. The actual care givers, who work for the agency, will recieve about half of what you will pay. You might try several agencies to see who seems most reliable. Let them know exactly what you expect to be done.
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Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
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Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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This does not mean that your mother will need HC for 60 days; the homecare professional staff ( PT, OT & RN) can recommend discharge if the patient is not improving. Cases can continue without an RN for the 60 day period as the physical therapist can oversee the patients needs and the need for SN has been completed.
This may be the only circumstances when Medicare pays for homecare, and the episode of “certification period” is 60 days. And during that Home Care episode PT, OT, RN, ST, SW & bath aide will provide care consistent with the patients needs, stabilize them and then close the homecare 60 day episode. This doesn’t mean she will need all the disciplines noted above, but are available if ordered. Nor am I an expert on Medicare and what they cover or not cover.
If your mother has assets she will need to spend them down to $2K. There are many posts on this site about assets and how you get Medicaid is not my forte.
Good luck!