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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think OP is being unfairly criticised here.

Some of you seem to think that OP should be making decisions about her aunt's end of life care. Why? She is her aunt's NIECE, not her aunt's daughter. 
OP stated from the start that she comes from a large family with 30+ nieces and nephews. Why should OP make all the effort here while other family members can sit back and have a nice life?

OP just happens to be the one who is physically there in person. This doesn't mean she should be burdened with end of life decisions.
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I think most people are saying the opposite of that.  OP should go.  Her aunt should be making her own decisions about her end of life care.  If she wants to die at home alone, then she should be able to do that.  If she wants to sell her house to pay for end of life care instead of leaving it to OP, then she should be able to do that too.  OP and her husband made a stupid financial decision with the house when they didn’t actually foreclose on the house and legally put it in their names when the aunt stopped paying her mortgage and they let her live there.   This isn’t the social worker’s fault.  At all.  [/quote]

OMG, yes. It’s a messed up situation but pissing on a social worker is not going to change it. [/quote]

You can still own a home and go on long term care medicaid.  But, OP will not  inherit the house.  The money from the sale of the house will go to pay for reimbursing medicaid.

OP makes no sense as she says she's not  legally responsible but she took on  a lot of responsibility and is the go to person.

This sounds fake.

No responsible hospice worker is going to give those kinds of meds without a 24/7 caretaker.   And, if aunt is not  close to death, where she cannot take care of herself, she wouldn't be receiving hospice.  Hospice would call an ambulance and  have her transported to the hospital and the  hospital would put her in a nursing home.[/quote]

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