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I never cease to be amazed with the wisdom the older guys on this forum have, well, older than me at least (usually). I have a family member who is getting royally screwed on this in my opinion and I was wondering if you all had any tips.
Basically my grandma lived beside my aunt for years and my aunt took care of her so she wouldnt have to go into a resthome. Later they sold the house and she moved in with my aunt, care continued, but then she had a stroke. Went to the hospital for awhile, went to resthome, then went to hospice.
Medicaid refuses to pay for resthome and hospice because of look-back period where she sold the house. I understand it exists for the purpose of fraud... but come on... that isnt what happened at all. Her house sold above market value and my aunt was her caretaker for so long... seems like my limited Google research says thats enough but clearly it isnt.
Any tips or avenues I should pursue? Let me know if you guys require additional information, the situation is pretty dire, something like 8000 dollars a month (cash).
Basically my grandma lived beside my aunt for years and my aunt took care of her so she wouldnt have to go into a resthome. Later they sold the house and she moved in with my aunt, care continued, but then she had a stroke. Went to the hospital for awhile, went to resthome, then went to hospice.
Medicaid refuses to pay for resthome and hospice because of look-back period where she sold the house. I understand it exists for the purpose of fraud... but come on... that isnt what happened at all. Her house sold above market value and my aunt was her caretaker for so long... seems like my limited Google research says thats enough but clearly it isnt.
Any tips or avenues I should pursue? Let me know if you guys require additional information, the situation is pretty dire, something like 8000 dollars a month (cash).