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My mom is 80 and is his main caregiver. However, she has ailments of her own. I have two siblings. We all work but, have decent jobs, but are not rich by any means. Our money goes to pay bills and take care of our own families. We do help our parents with what we have left over. My father only receives $1800 a month from a pension. He doesn't get social security benefits because when he was a postal worker they did not pay into social security. My mom never worked so she doesn't get social security benefits. We can't afford a health aide or a elder care home for my dad. He has dementia and hallucinations due to his Parkinson's and my mom is at her wit's end. The Parkinson's foundations out there don't assist at all. They only fundraise. I've called various senior organizations and they lead to the same place, Medicaid. They were denied Medicaid. I truly don't understand these government agencies. Thank you all for listening.

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Time to see an attorney, because I don't understand just WHY he isn't qualifying, and you don't say. This is going to require division of finances I would imagine. If you father and his pension goes into a care facility it leaves your mother destitute.

You need good guidance here. While I do not believe children should pay for parents care I do believe that you should get together and raise money for an elder law attorney to see what the problem is here, because there IS one.
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What is the reasoning for the denial? It always says on the letters that he received. It may be because he has to many assets. I have worked the system for several people. He should be able to get LONG TERM care. They don’t tell you about this program. It’s a merge between Medicare and Medicaid
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I actually have not seen the letter. My brother is supposed to scan it over to me, and he hasn't yet. My father does not have any assets at all. I'm being 100% honest, no assets. He doesn't own a home, a car. He does have a little bit of savings in the bank. That is all.
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My mom and dad do have Medicare. However, as we all know, Medicare is not that great when it comes to health aides or living facilities.
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This is almost certainly something to do with the married status, with the wife having no reported income, etc.
You are correct. You need to have the reasoning. And you need AN ATTORNEY to help you figure out what the problem is here.
Trust me, with no assets and an income of only under 2,000 a month for two people? And if he is ILL ENOUGH to qualify? There's no way he won't get Medicaid coverage. Now as to what THEY cover for in home care? Not much. But he would get in facility care in a Medicaid qualifying LTC.
Let us know more when you get the letter.
As said, they always say WHY the person doesn't qualify. You go from there. And you may need to go with an expert. Sadly that means an attorney most often.
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