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[quote=Anonymous]We are in this situation too - I was shocked at how little assistance there is available to the elderly.  You basically get some assistance through Medicaid when you have only 6 months worth of finances left.

We ended up having to go the ER route to get into an assisted living facilty, which then provides 20 days of care maximum (through Medicare)  for rehabilitation - it's really messed up, who came up with these ridiculous rules? Doesn't anyone care about the elderly?

Hospice is covered through Medicare once it gets to that point and when provided through the home, the primary caregiver can get 5 days of rest at a time when possible (you have to check all the boxes - we haven't done this but I have heard it's available)

I mentioned this on another thread as well, but I have an Employee Assistance Program through work - I don't know if this is common.  They have been incredibly helpful in explaining how things work and figure out solutions.  They are currently saving my sanity.[/quote]

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