My mother gets 3 hours for In Home Support Services. Now, when she returns home from surgery, she will need additional hours of help around the house. I have a full time job and will not be available until later in the day. What is the protocol to get additional hours.
Also, will her caregiver get paid while she is in the hospital and the nursing home. My concern is that the care giver might leave her for another employer.
If you can help answer these questions, I would be very appreciative. God bless you.
Godsbeautiful
Medicare will cover a given amount of days in the nursing home (it was 20, but that's a moving target) after a hospital stay. They will also pay for a certain amount of home care
after release from a hospital, but only nursing care, not custodial.
It seems that first you need to figure out who pays for the care she has had before and talk with them. If it's a government service, then ask what you do next.
Be aware that any advice given by the hospital or nursing home should be double checked with Medicare, as they may be assigning someone from their own agency to do custodial care and your mom will be stuck with the charge. They aren't always clear about the care and what is paid for, especially if they own the care agency that is doing the home care. Get specific and check with Medicare if you aren't clear on coverage.
You will likely have to hire in-home care at her expense, once the Medicare time runs out, unless she qualifies for some government service that she used before hand (Medicaid?).
Good luck. It's a lot of work to check all of these agencies, but if you don't want surprises you'll have to stay on top of it.
Take care,
Carol
Godsbeautiful
I am a bit overwhelmed with details. I have no family members in LA. It is only "me." It gets difficult! My only sister from Temecula will not partake in this process.
Thanks so much.
Godsbeautiful