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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apply for Medicaid ASAP. Get him into a nursing home/elderly care center that will accept a medicaid patient.[/quote]

Would he qualify for Medicaid if he has a small pension? Also how long does all of this take? Unfortunately we are in a situation where this has to happen sooner than later. Also is Medicaid state specific? He resides in a state where he doesn’t own a house or have a drivers license. His drivers license is going to expire in the state where he originally is from and he no longer has a house there. [/quote]

NP.  Yes, he can qualify with a pension, but he’ll have to spend down his savings (paying the nursing home out of pocket) until he reaches the level of savings Medicaid allows.  It can take months to get the Medicaid application approved, and you may want to hire a lawyer to complete the application and get it through the process.  Each state has it’s own rules and allowances for Medicaid.  Look for a nursing home that will take private pay and then will accept Medicaid.

Nursing homes want to get paid and they may try to get you to sign paperwork that says that you will accept responsibility for payment — don’t sign any of those.  Be careful and read all contracts carefully so you don’t mistakenly end up on the hook for the bills.  A few states have filial responsibility laws where the kids are legally responsible for their parents’ elder care.  You can google and see if that includes the state your father lives in, but if he has some savings and Medicaid it’s very unlikely that you’ll ever have to pay.

You may want to repost this thread in the over 55 and eldercare forum.[/quote]

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