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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Oct 26 2:12pm | Replies (123)Comment receiving replies
Has anyone actually gotten their lived one an evaluation and then admission into a nursing home? Normally, I’d say Memory Care, in an assisted living, but he won’t qualify. Think he will qualify for nursing home.
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@celia16 My only experience with this was when my father needed care 20 years ago. Initially, he went to memory care but suffered a stroke after 6 months and ended up in skilled nursing. He was deemed physically well enough to go home but his dementia was too far advanced for that. Insurance, therefore, would not pay for him to be there so we paid out of pocket. ($5,000 per month at that time) I had power of attorney so I was able to sign the paperwork. Insurance did not consider dementia to be a reason for a patient to be cared for outside the home but doesn't cover any in home care either.
It was terrible being in this limbo. I don't think insurance coverage has changed.