My mom is 82.Had open heart surgery.We live in chicago ill.
The policy's here in ill are differnt than in other city's.
Mom own a house which is paid up.
I'm a cosigner as of the last 2 years.Up until the last 2 years my name was not on anything.Not on the house or any of her bank money.I hired a lawyer to put my name on these documents which costs me 2000 thousand dollars.
Now i am paying over 4 thousand dollars a month for her to be in a nursing home.Ever since her open heart surgey she has not been able to walk the way she use too .On top of that her eye sight is bad & her hearing is very bad.She doesnt want to be home alone.I do live with her but am not & cannot stay with her.Its very stressful to take care of her on top of everything else.I have very bad arthrits of the knees.My knees swell up like a balloon & my hips ach & feet swell.I'm only 42 but i feel bad myself.I cant work.I cant be on my feet.I know i could something
but my skills are also limited & have no education.
2007-10-03 18:34:31 · 5 answers · asked by teddybear 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I found 2 sites for your area that can help you find the assistance or housing/care for your mom; chicagolandcaregivers.com and www.Aging-Parents-and-Elder-Care.com . They would have professionals who could assist you.
The Chicago Care Givers site also has a support group listing for caregivers. Veteran caregivers have lives it and might even have better suggestions.
2007-10-03 18:53:00 · answer #1 · answered by obbiegee 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if this will help you or not, I hope so! I am in Pennsylvania and also a nurse, I worked in a long term rehabilitation facility for a few years. from what I learned, there are skilled services that your mom might be in titled to. medicare covers these skilled services for rehab. your mom had surgery and in need for rehab, that is the skilled services I am talking about, under medicare in Pennsylvania they pay up to 120 days. medicare is government, so it should be the same in ill. medicare should be covering her stay there as well the medications that she is on more importantly the therapy that she is receiving. if the place is an up standing facility they should have a social worker there to help you and guide you in the right direction. also check if the facility is a profit or non profit facility, that also makes a big difference, my personal opinion is you go further with a nonprofit facility, they are the ones who really care about our elderly...but again that is my opinion.. you are never to old to learn, keep your eyes open when you are there, ask many questions the only wrong question is the one you don't ask. I hope this helped you even a little.
2007-10-04 12:45:20 · answer #2 · answered by mimi196363 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under the circumstances, yes, your mother should be in a nursing home, but you should now look into finding one that is less expensive but still has an excellent reputation for taking care of its residents. You could look into the possibility of getting a reverse mortgage on the house, to provide the money to pay for the nursing home. Seek some free legal aid for your situation. Above all, you need an honest financial advisor.
2007-10-03 18:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry sweetie but I don't know specifically what the question is. I'll be glad to respond if you edit a question in.
2007-10-03 18:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is your question????
2007-10-03 18:37:31 · answer #5 · answered by D and G Gifts Etc 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋