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Can I receive payment for taking care of my mom the 8 months before her passing? She stayed home and had to have around the clock care. I've been told there are agencies that pay people for taking care of a sick parent. ???
There are some programs that may be able to offer some help for your family.
Medicare provides some payments for hospice carethat may apply in this situation. In addition, look to see if there are any programs that can help with the cost of in-home care in your State?
Some states are now providing coverage for some of these home serves through Medicaid.
You should contact your Mother's Medicare insurance provider and her state Medicaid agency to see if she qualifies. (This is all very global information, and you may not be qualified, but I just wanted to let you know of all possibilities).
You also should go to the website www.benefitscheckup.org. This website, created by the National Council on Aging, provides a simple way for you to identify, local, state and federal programs for which your mother may have been eligible. The website has an online questionnaire that takes about fifteen minutes to complete. When you finish the questionnaire, the site will provide you with a list of programs that apply to your mother's needs. The information is confidential and you do not need to provide your name or other personal identification information.
My concern, is that is this going to be a problem because she is now passed on?
Hope this helps and the best of luck to you, and I am sorry for your loss.
Hospice, when signed up, is a free charge, and does pay for all aspects of their program. That is before death. There is no harm in contacting them.
My answer would be "no." I don't believe there's any agency that will pay someone retroactively for taking care of a parent. Medicaid, as just one example, looks at family caregiving as a gift. Even if you are CURRENTLY taking care of a parent, you can't pay yourself from her funds without incurring Medicaid's wrath in their 5-year look back without a carefully constructed caregiver contract. THEY, in particular, look at caregiving for a relative as a gift. There are ways people can get paid when they're actually administering to a patient, but after it's over? You're out of luck.
Did mom have any resources? Your best bet would be to try to bill your mother's estate. That may not work since it sounds as if there was not an agreement in place.
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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.
Medicare provides some payments for hospice carethat may apply in this situation. In addition, look to see if there are any programs that can help with the cost of in-home care in your State?
Some states are now providing coverage for some of these home serves through Medicaid.
You should contact your Mother's Medicare insurance provider and her state Medicaid agency to see if she qualifies. (This is all very global information, and you may not be qualified, but I just wanted to let you know of all possibilities).
You also should go to the website www.benefitscheckup.org. This website, created by the National Council on Aging, provides a simple way for you to identify, local, state and federal programs for which your mother may have been eligible. The website has an online questionnaire that takes about fifteen minutes to complete. When you finish the questionnaire, the site will provide you with a list of programs that apply to your mother's needs. The information is confidential and you do not need to provide your name or other personal identification information.
My concern, is that is this going to be a problem because she is now passed on?
Hope this helps and the best of luck to you, and I am sorry for your loss.
Hospice, when signed up, is a free charge, and does pay for all aspects of their program. That is before death. There is no harm in contacting them.