Cuts to Medicaid May Limit Access to Nursing Homes

[davsand]

43. That is excellent information.. Thank you!

My aunt has not had a lot of family involvement (not even gonna start on that aspect of this!) and as a result she's not had any advocacy beyond what little we can/are allowed to provide her. It's very sad. She's alone except for us, in pain, and drugged to the teeth trying to make decisions. It's a recipe for disaster.

There's an added level of problem here because all of it is getting filtered through what I call "the little old lady grapevine." No matter how many times I explain it, nobody really seems to understand. I feel like I'm speaking Martian some days. My own mom is 87, dealing with her own medical issues, and I can't even let her go to her own doctors alone any more. I am pretty limited on how much I can do for my aunt beyond calling her or giving my mom the information to give her. I've resorted to printing out stuff and sending it to her.

Very scary. I honestly have no idea how anybody can do this on a regular basis.


Laura