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Hi, OP here.

Mom will be in the rehab center for a few more weeks.  We’re planning around a departure by middle of December. She really wants to be home for Xmas.

At the moment we have decided to bring her home.  We are looking at the outset for proper in home care, starting out with (ideally) M-F from 8-6pm and will see how we go.  As we understand Medicare covers 16 hours per week of care and we would pay the difference.  All to be finalized over the next few weeks.

She is doing better and getting some of her mobility back, but her doctor has acknowledged that her condition is likely to only worsen. Even he said that a proper facility may be better for her down the line.  My sister agrees too.

We have had elderly relatives move to such places, so we understand many of the various pros and many cons.

We are speaking with a lawyer focusing on elder law and estate planning, regarding her Will, Life Estate, POA/Health Care Proxy.  These 4 documents were drawn up at different times by 3 different lawyers so we are checking that these (holistically speaking) are consistent with each other and there are no gaps.  We also just learned that she never actually even signed the POA/HCP after they were sent to her 2 years ago so need to get that sorted out.  It’s a bit messy.

The lawyer is also looking at ways to ensure whether she complies with any Medicaid income requirements (ie involving a community trust).  This way we can hopefully make it affordable for all.

Thank for everyone’s perspectives here, it is very complicated and a steep learning curve to understand during a stressful time.[/quote]

OP, regarding the community trust, does this apply when the individual owns their home? I'd only heard about regarding rentals.

GL on next steps - best to your mom, you, and your family.[/quote]

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