My friend is 58 with vascular dementia, she gets 1300.00 from SS disability & 1800.00 from her disability from her work place. Every dime goes to the assisted living home & her co-pays for medicine plus Dr copays. I am her POA & wondering if I should sign her up for Medicare part d. She is on medicare part a & b but the prescription copays are ridiculous. She has gone through all her stocks she had & are selling her house through a short sale. That is all the income she has & both are taxed each month. She also has cigna from work but it doesn't pay hardly anything, medicare either. I am at wit's end on this. My husband & I have forked out our savings to help her cause I know she would for me but we have no more money. I was told by a tax lady that since she is on medicare I can't claim anything myself to get any of our money back. This is so wrong. I buy all her drinks, groceries, clothes & anything else she needs. Please tell me what to do! What kind of attorney do I contact & is it expensive? I just don't have it to dish out.
Need help in McKenney, VA
To find an Elder Law Attorney, go to the blue bar at the top of this page and click on MONEY & LEGAL.. now click on Elder Law... a blue box will pop up where you can put in your friend's zip code. Hopefully you will see a list of Elder Law attorneys... that is how I found mine here in northern Virginia. Usually the first half hour is free, but check first.
What part of VA does she live in. The area around DC is expensive, but other areas should be affordable on $3100. It sounds like she needs to get with a financial counselor to help her get things set up. Do you think she is living beyond her means, or are medical costs taking too much? How old is she? Should she be paying tax on her disability? I don't know how that works.