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Your profile says that you live in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since you've got internet connection, you can start researching at the state's website with links to Medicaid information. On your duplicate question you state that your sister never earned any Medicare credits so you're right to start with Medicaid. this website looks like a good starting point with questions about where to go and who qualifies. http://mybenefits.hawaii.gov/medicaid-faqs/ from the website Who does Medicaid cover? Children, pregnant women, parent and caretaker relatives, adults, including the elderly (age 65 and older), blind, and disabled individuals are covered by Medicaid. What do I need to do to get Medicaid? Complete and submit an application. There are three options. 1) Medicaid applications can be downloaded from the Department of Human Services (DHS) website. To locate USPS mailing addresses and fax numbers for the Med-QUEST offices that accept applications, click here. This same contact information is printed on the Hawaii Medicaid application. Individuals also can 2) submit an on-line application at www.mybenefits.hawaii.gov; or 3) contact the Hawaii Connector Call Center (1-877-628-5076; TTY/TDD users call 1-855-585-8604) to receive assistance over the phone. This process takes an estimated 30-40 minutes to complete.
josieg, I have been around the developmentally disabled for 50 years. Your sister has right side brain damage if she "was never able to comprehend what would happen" (sociopathic). The left side (reading and writing) can be fully intact even if the right side (attention, memory, reasoning, and problem solving ) is likely damaged.
Is your sister disabled? Was she ever married? My understanding about Medicaid is it is a medical insurance for special groups. Indigent 65 and over being one group, however it does not pay money to the insured. If she can't draw SSI from a husband and has never worked she is not eligible for Social Security benefits according to their website. Does she drive? Have ID? Give us more information please for a better answer.
ibeenscammed - Nobody's suggesting that the size of one's paycheck determines their worth. But I think it's a copout to say that people can get so traumatized by a job that they become unable to function at any job. There are many people out there who just don't want to work. You're not one of them, obviously. Neither am I, but I'm also unemployed.
Well, I'm retired and I'd like to be working. I'm tired of pinching pennies, and I enjoy being productive and having a place to go when I get up. But I have been turned off to certain types of work, notably working in a corporate setting where you are expected to market the company's offerings instead of just doing your actual job. I was recently offered a tax prep job and I turned it down because the corporate culture was just too off-putting. I offered to do taxes as a volunteer with the United Way instead.
That said, I would work, in the right environment. And I'd be a lot less picky about environment if I didn't have a pension and social security coming in every month. My sister, on the other hand, thinks that money is heaven-sent. Those that have it are obligated to share with those that don't. She's always disappointed (and outraged) that the rest of the family does not agree with that.
ibeenscammed - I agree that giving things away feels good, and in general, the haves should share with the have nots. However, when someone refuses to work their entire life and then expects family members to help out when they have a crisis, I think is unreasonable. My sister isn't poor because she was disadvantaged in some way. She's poor because she never believed in working. The rest of us put ourselves through school, got jobs, kept them even if we didn't like them, and supported ourselves and our families. When I had money to spare I did help her, but now that I'm retired my generosity has been cut back quite a bit. I have enough for myself. I don't have enough for anyone to leech off me.
Gardener IDT, I see ur point. But, I and friends were married in the 70s. We all held down jobs before and after marriage. Some were able to stay home with there children until school age. Then back to some kind of job, full or part-time. Me, I was divorced after five years, two of whiçh I was home. In 1978 I was entering the work world. Yes, I had to move in with my parents for a year until I made enough to be on my own. I would never been allowed to sit on my butt by my parents. This woman could have held down some kind of job and live with her parents.
I do volunteer, MaryKathleen. A lot, and enjoy it very much. I also teach. In fact I feel that to do something of value is more important to me than how much I am paid. Some work is truly demeaning. My friend did that, and found it wrecked her life.
Lassie, you are right. Imagine those who aren't on section 8 or HUD. Sec 8 is a ten-year waiting list, or more, or you can't even get on that waiting list in some areas. Very few get on it in fewer than ten. HUD is one year for elderly in some communities, in others, eight years or more, family housing can be very long as well. This means finding something very substandard on a fixed or low income, or living on the streets or with relatives. Yes, while it looks like "not wanting to work" people just don't know what to do. Many people in the mental health system get it drilled into their heads that they can't work, but really they can. They are even forced into "programs" that take up all their time and energy so there's no time left for a job. Or, with no notice whatsoever, taken to hospitals against their wills. Or some people can't work due to the side effects of drugs they don't even really want to take. It's not a matter of laziness, it's the System that controls and manipulates these folks. It really is a crime, and who pays? Taxpayers. This is why taxpayers need too say NO, no more, the System needs to stop putting people out of work, stop treating people like they're subhuman and incapable, and start giving people real jobs and real homes. That will cost all of us less.
Not to defend anyone, including Josie's sister, but there could also be another factor: her sister may have expected to get married and never have to work outside of the home. Assuming she was born in 1966, 12 years later in 1978, she would have entered the market when women still weren't holding as many professional jobs but were still primarily in the pink collar ghetto.
I recall that time quite well. It was difficult to get out of clerical work and into professional work. There still was prejudice against women moving into professional level positions.
All other personal issues aside, she may never have wanted to enter the working world in the first place, never found clerical work appealing or tolerable, never found the right man to support her, or maybe just didn't feel like dealing with the issue. Sometimes people never grow up, and that's not a criticism of Josie's sister, but just an observation.
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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.
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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.
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http://mybenefits.hawaii.gov/medicaid-faqs/
from the website
Who does Medicaid cover?
Children, pregnant women, parent and caretaker relatives, adults, including the elderly (age 65 and older), blind, and disabled individuals are covered by Medicaid.
What do I need to do to get Medicaid?
Complete and submit an application. There are three options. 1) Medicaid applications can be downloaded from the Department of Human Services (DHS) website. To locate USPS mailing addresses and fax numbers for the Med-QUEST offices that accept applications, click here. This same contact information is printed on the Hawaii Medicaid application. Individuals also can 2) submit an on-line application at www.mybenefits.hawaii.gov; or 3) contact the Hawaii Connector Call Center (1-877-628-5076; TTY/TDD users call 1-855-585-8604) to receive assistance over the phone. This process takes an estimated 30-40 minutes to complete.
It sounds as though your sister is mentally ill. I'm with Pam. I'd call social services to check on them BOTH.
Well, I'm retired and I'd like to be working. I'm tired of pinching pennies, and I enjoy being productive and having a place to go when I get up. But I have been turned off to certain types of work, notably working in a corporate setting where you are expected to market the company's offerings instead of just doing your actual job. I was recently offered a tax prep job and I turned it down because the corporate culture was just too off-putting. I offered to do taxes as a volunteer with the United Way instead.
That said, I would work, in the right environment. And I'd be a lot less picky about environment if I didn't have a pension and social security coming in every month. My sister, on the other hand, thinks that money is heaven-sent. Those that have it are obligated to share with those that don't. She's always disappointed (and outraged) that the rest of the family does not agree with that.
I recall that time quite well. It was difficult to get out of clerical work and into professional work. There still was prejudice against women moving into professional level positions.
All other personal issues aside, she may never have wanted to enter the working world in the first place, never found clerical work appealing or tolerable, never found the right man to support her, or maybe just didn't feel like dealing with the issue. Sometimes people never grow up, and that's not a criticism of Josie's sister, but just an observation.
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