Medicare does not cover long term 24-7 care. It only covers care in very limited situations for short term rehab. Medicaid also does not cover long-term care. It is a separate waiver programs. Before you lecture people, know what you are talking about. |
I know people getting free long term care in Maryland.
Morbid obesity, stroke victim, late 40's, wheel chair due to morbid obesity |
Someone who needs 24/7 care doesn’t need to be at home, idiot |
They probably have little to no income. They are getting it through long-term care medicaid. |
Why shouldn't they be comfortable at home? Do you realize the poor care most get at nursing facilities? The neglect and abuse? What is with the name calling? Can you not have a conversation without it? |
Most people want to be able to age in place- in their own home, in familiar surroundings, and preferably by their own family. Many ( mostly women) are doing this time-consuming caregiving at their own expense and often while raising children at the same time. Many have to cut back on work hours or quit to drive elderly parents or disabled children to appointments. A civilized country should help care for its vulnerable people and caregivers deserve some kind of assistance. |
I guess it depends on how much care the person needs, if the avg cost of a nursing home is $350-400 per day there has got to make it work. I’m sure some families would be able to supplement care at home, |
It is 💯 percent the right thing to do. I think community center programs and care at home are the way to go for quality of life. |
There are many adult children, often single daughters, who end up leaving their jobs and moving in with their parents to care for them as the family cannot afford out of pocket care. Then the parent may hit a level where they can only be care for in a nursing facility. Then that adult child is out of a home as they need to sell it to qualify for Medicaid. The adult child is often in their 50s or 60s without a home or the commensurate savings/retirement for someone that age. And employers are not taking them back. This could help keep parents in their home and adult children in the work force, rather than impoverished and without shelter. |
Their LTC is not at the Four Seasons, so chill. |
No one can deny that healthcare needs reform and should be free for all. We are US of A for God's sake. What the hell are we good for if we can provide billions for foreign wars but can't afford healthcare for aging citizens? |
You early don’t know the Medicaid rules about the home. And you have to basically have no money for Medicaid. |
The bigger issue is it isn’t free. We pay for Medicare starting when we work and when we hit 62 pay high Medicare premiums and are not allowed to opt out. Not including Medicare does not cover the full amount and you still need a supplement. |
Scrap a planned aircraft carrier or two. Decide that we don't need to be the world's policeman |
That would be wonderful! |