My cousin has a lawyer through the center of aging for her husband, that is in a nursing home. (Alzheimer's). The nursing home has sent a notice to terminate his bed, due to non payment. (pending with lawyer to resolve and distribute funds). My cousin has been in the waiting process for 8 months. My cousin has provided the necessary documentation. When she inquires about when the case will be resolved and how much is owed on her part, he just provides her with a general answer, " Don' t worry about that right now, we will get to it." My cousin is stressed and overwhelmed, afraid of her husband being without accommodations, and not knowing what her out of pocket costs will be. Any insight is greatly appreciated.
Dee
Smilie Rogers
Unfortunately I don't know how long this particular process should be expected to take - perhaps others will. Meanwhile, perhaps she could copy the notice she received from the NH to the lawyer with a letter asking "should I not worry about this, then, either?" What is the notice period given? Has she tried calling them to find out whether it's a "hurry up" or an actual plan?
Also, perhaps a call to the centre of aging might be helpful in terms of finding out whether this practice is normal - refusal to provide an interim invoice or an estimate of costs; the eight month wait so far. To the layman it's ridiculous, but that doesn't mean it isn't typical, alas.