Do you know how expensive rehab care is?

coskat
Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:22:21 +0000

You are right they should have discussed this with your mom & family on admission. Medicare only covers acute rehab 30 days and then a co pay kicks in. She is now not considered skilled rehab because she is maintaining at her current limited weight bearing status, when her orthopedist progresses her wgt bearing, therapy can continue in a progressive phase and medicare will pay again with that 50 a day co pay. It would be cheaper to take her her home and hire a live in and have home care therapy( covered by medicare) come in. Live ins, especially if you find one privately is no where near 350 a day depending on where you live. It is difficult to coordinated private help at a distance though. Once your moms resources are “spent down” to a minimal amount she will qualify for medicaid which is retroactive from time of applying but first her funds have to be exhausted. Qualifying for community medicaid has different cut offs versus nursing home medicaid. Benefits vary by state find a good social worker or elder care attorney in your moms state. This situation stinks