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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you've gotten some great advice, but I wanted to mention one more thing.  If you have no payor source for the hospitalization, your father will be on the hook for payment.  So, it's a good idea to work quickly, cooperatively and efficiently with the social worker.  I agree that you shouldn't panic because you have a great resource - the hospital social worker.  But, you can't sit back and not move things along either because your father isn't going to get to stay in the hospital for free.

And, seriously heed the PPs advice about not giving away your parents' resources to get qualified for Medicaid.  It doesn't work.  [/quote]
Definitely work with the hospital social worker as I suggested up thread, but please be clear that the social worker works for the hospital, and their endgame is to get that bed free. Is your dad on medicare? He has I believe 90 or 100 days of skilled nursing if he gets sent to rehab again. Honestly, I would not be worried about paying for his current hospital stay. Your big concern is long term, that is a much bigger bill. Right now, the fact that he is sick and their is no diagnosis leaves the ball in the hospital's court. Your dad is sick, immobile and UNDIAGNOSED. [/quote]

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