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What type of thing did you spend down on? I don't want to just throw everything at the nursing home. I think my father should spend it on home repairs. The money is spent down and then the house would become more valuable. What do you think?
My understanding is.. if he’s in a facility, then his spend down is limited to paying for his care and his needs related to being in a facility, but if he’s still living at home then his spend down can go for his needs and his homestead property
Spending down means buying insurance - private dental insurance ... a private medi gap plan G or F... or a burial plot... there are only a few things that you can use as tools to "spend down" with. We spend $350.00 + a month on private insurances ...the $350.00 we spend out of pocket for private insurances, is subtracted from Mothers "income" and makes her "income" low enough not to have to pay a share of cost.... Before we purchased private insurance-(spending down her income) her share of cost was $900.00 per month for medi Cal. It was a catch 22...she could not afford to pay care givers and stay in her home ... but now Medi Cal pays for her caregivers and she still has enough left to live on and stay at home. The xtra insurance has been a big help also and has provided better care for her all the way around. At present, at least until 2019, spending down is an option. I think it is going to be taken off the table in 2019...so seeing a good elder law atty now for advice is a good idea for the long haul. Only Medi Cal pays for long term care. Medi Cal -covers In Home Supportive Services caregivers are paid by Medi Cal insurance to come into her home and help her with bathing and shopping and laundry. Medi Cal insurance provides long term health insurance that helps with her daily care ... they also pay for a nursing home if you need 24 hr care. They can attach your home if you own one. If a daughter or son is caring for them in their home for 2 years they can leave the home to them....and Medi Cal is OK with that because it saves the government a lot of money they would be paying to a nursing home. All this is so complicated ...YOU Need to see a Medi Cal specialist or elder law atty to understand this .... understand that spending $350.00 a month on private insurances, (spending down) can make it possible to afford to stay in your own home and age gracfully in place.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
VI. No Waiver of Your Rights.
APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
I agree that:
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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APFM may provide information to me electronically. My electronic signature on agreements and documents has the same effect as if I signed them in ink.
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APFM may send all communications to me electronically via e-mail or by access to an APFM web site.
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If I want a paper copy, I can print a copy of the Disclosures or download the Disclosures for my records.
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This E-Sign Acknowledgement and Authorization applies to these Disclosures and all future Disclosures related to APFM's services, unless I revoke my authorization. You may revoke this authorization in writing at any time (except where we have already disclosed information before receiving your revocation.) This authorization will expire after one year.
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You consent to APFM's reaching out to you using a phone system than can auto-dial numbers (we miss rotary phones, too!), but this consent is not required to use our service.
if he’s in a facility, then his spend down is limited to paying for his care and his needs related to being in a facility,
but if he’s still living at home then his spend down can go for his needs and his homestead property
Only Medi Cal pays for long term care. Medi Cal -covers In Home Supportive Services
caregivers are paid by Medi Cal insurance to come into her home and help her with bathing and shopping and laundry. Medi Cal insurance provides long term health insurance that helps with her daily care ... they also pay for a nursing home if you need 24 hr care. They can attach your home if you own one.
If a daughter or son is caring for them in their home for 2 years they can leave the home to them....and Medi Cal is OK with that because it saves the government a lot of money they would be paying to a nursing home. All this is so complicated ...YOU Need to see a Medi Cal specialist or elder law atty to understand this .... understand that spending $350.00 a month on private insurances, (spending down) can make it possible to afford to stay in your own home and age gracfully in place.