I met today with an elder lawyer I was referred to for a free consultation via a Caregiver Resource center I am connected with.
The news was about what I expected, and it’s helpful to have a clearer picture of what the future holds and our options. But the options aren’t great. Basically, we will need to pay out of pocket for any care for my mom until she qualifies for Skilled Nursing fairly far down the line.
The attorney literally said, “In the meantime, you have to find care you can afford, and what you can afford… it won’t be good.” So I guess it’s time to get creative and start really looking at our options.
Simultaneously, these last couple of days, mom has been totally out of it. She probably called me 10 times during dinner, just trying to do the basic daily routine. I’m hoping that with some better rest, she may even out a little, but it definitely exacerbates the worry about how to get care for her.
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