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[quote=Anonymous]Very few states will pay for assisted living.  In MD, there is an assisted living waiver that takes about 5 years to get through the wait list.  She does not have to live here.  All you need to do is call and put her on the list - no paperwork to fill out (if you are an MD resident).  Medicaid will only pay for nursing home/skilled care, not assisted living.

Her house being underwater is not an issue for you in less your name is on it.  My MIL owes thousands in credit card bills.  We get a creditor call every once in a while and just tell them she is in a nursing home and talk to the nursing home as they receive all her social security.  That usually stops the calls.  They cannot come after you for the difference.  The bank will have to take the loss when it is sold.

Have you looked at her medications for the continence issue.  The caretaker who my MIL had caring for her put her on Ambien to knock her out so she'd have time for her boyfriend (MIL slept fine in our home).  My MIL had accidents there and here until we realized she could not wake up to go to the bathroom as the drug knocked her out.  We stopped giving it to her and problem solved.

Also, I would get an assessment for dementia in less she has always had the mental health issue.  Dementia causes changes in behavior.  My MIL said some horrible stuff to us living here.  Prior to the dementia, never ever would she say those things.  There may be more to this. [/quote]

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