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A Link To The Medicare Hospice Booklet
With thanks to @A myALZteam Member, whose post about the Respite break that her husband is taking, and how good this Respite is for her, has now inspired me to post this link to the Medicare Hospice booklet. I hope this information will be helpful to others.
(This isn't a Question, but I think that the Q&A section is a good place to post resources.)
https://www.medicare.gov/publications/02154-med...
@A myALZteam Member Thank you Helen, Very useful booklet for the US. My wife was a volunteer in France visiting palliative care patients in hospitals and in a memory care centre.
@A myALZteam Member and @A myALZteam Member: That's essentially the same as our system. If someone has assets, they're expected to pay for their own care. In order to qualify for Medicaid, financial information must be disclosed. There are "lookback" periods during which assets can't be disposed of or transferred, simply to qualify for benefits. Essentially, Community Medicaid, which can help to pay for some care in the home, has a 2-year lookback; and Full Medicaid, which can help to pay for institutional care, has a 5-year lookback.
I went through that process on behalf of my son, and it was extremely thorough (extremely daunting too, because while I was going through this process, he was in the hospital &/or Rehab facility, cognitively unable to provide any assistance; and I initially had no legal access to anything and no copies of anything, because he had been an independent adult. Meanwhile, the medical bills were mounting. What a stressful nightmare! But I got it done...and that experience is a big reason why I try to help others going through these things.)
@A myALZteam Member Thank you for all of the information you post. I learn so much from your posts, and I want you to know I do appreciate you. Thank you.
Thank YOU, @A myALZteam Member. You just made my day!
Curious how other Countries fund/cover care facilities for individuals with dementia/alz? In the USA you pay out of pocket unless you qualify for Medicaid which is nearly impossible to qualify for, for some. Medicare covers Palliative and Hospice which is great BUT it equated to 2 CNA visits a week and 1 Nurse visit weekly. The bills? Ranged from $4000 to $4700!!! WISH the USA would use ALL of that to fund a Nursing/Memory Care room!! :(
How Do You Know When To Get In Touch With Hospice? Is Hospice Covered By Medicare A Or B?
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