We live in Arizona. My grandfather has Alzheimer's and we have been trying to find a way to get him into a nursing home. The problem is he makes a little too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to pay for a nursing home. He has a house in his name that hasn't been fully paid off yet, it will be in 6 months. What can we do?
Sell the house now and use the proceeds to get him into a home straight away.. many nursing home will only accept a Medicaid patient if there are self pay for a period of time first. ......then begin the process to get him qualified for Medicaid
This is not a do it yourself project, it is convaluted mess.
Go to www.nelf.org and find a certified elder law attorney to help you get this set up.
I would sell his house and use that money to get his care started, that will give you the ability to find a facility that accepts ALTCS after the private pay is over, you will get a better facility for him doing it this way.
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You can find a board and care home that he can afford with the money he receives. Most of these have care from assisted living through hospice. They are more of a home setting, so unless he needs a 24/7 nurse, this might be an option.
Best of luck, it is so frustrating when you make 14.00 to much monthly to qualify for assistance, that's how much too much my dad made. Ugh!
https://www.azahcccs.gov/Members/Downloads/Publications/DE-828_english.pdf