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[vankuria]

34. I talk to folks about this all the time

but not sure I'm getting through. My Mom spent 2 yrs in a nursing home through Medicaid funding. Her monthly care bill was around 6 grand a month and I could not imagine if my family had to be responsible for this. My poor Mom would've died before strapping her family with this kind of debt. The thought that someone is turned away from nursing home care because there is no one to pick up the tab is cruel and inhuman. What are they gonna do, just put elderly and disabled folks out to the curb to die. By the time nursing home care becomes an option, it's because all other options (home care, adult day programs, etc.) have been exhausted. i know when my Mom needed nursing home care, it was because she fell, fractured her pelvis, could no longer walk and a host of medical issues for which she needed 24 hour supervision/care. We happened to find a very good facility that accepted medicaid and she recieved very good care and they extended her life by 2 yrs., and I'm very grateful to them. If families become responsible to pay for this, it will bankrupt them.

This is one of my biggest fears and I will keep talking about this issue as it is something near and dear to my heart. Thank you for bringing this up.