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pnwmom

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24. Right. That's why I think The Guardian could have found a better example.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #23)

Wed Jul 7, 2021, 10:39 PM

Jul 2021

Also, the reporter is conflating the issue of National Healthcare with the issue of supporting oneself in aging, with greater need for assistance in living.

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Why Is A 108-Year-Old Resorting To GoFundMe To Pay For Home Care? [View all] appalachiablue Jul 2021 OP

because unless i remember MFM008 Jul 2021 #1

I believe that Medicare only pays for 100 days if she is DURHAM D Jul 2021 #2

A terrible, complex system. Tx for sharing. appalachiablue Jul 2021 #3

IIRC, Medicare pays for 100 days of medically necessary Skilled littlemissmartypants Jul 2021 #6

Medicaid in MA lets you keep equity in your home up to $900K. pnwmom Jul 2021 #19

I hope things work out for her whatever options she has. littlemissmartypants Jul 2021 #21

I don't think it's really a shame that single people with million dollar homes pnwmom Jul 2021 #22

They are fortunate to have that option, unfortunately many others don't. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2021 #23

Right. That's why I think The Guardian could have found a better example. pnwmom Jul 2021 #24

Well, at least she got free publicity for her GFM. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2021 #25

I just read more. Her SON helped her set up the Gofundme. She wants to be able pnwmom Jul 2021 #26

She should set up a trust. Problem solved. It makes small difference what I think littlemissmartypants Jul 2021 #27

This taxpayer Elessar Zappa Jul 2021 #28

That would be unfair to taxpayers who don't own homes. pnwmom Jul 2021 #29

I wish Juliet all the success that she so richly deserves. abqtommy Jul 2021 #4

Well said, wishing this special lady the best. appalachiablue Jul 2021 #5

Unfortunately, neither Medicare or Medicaid is going to cover home care 24/7. Hoyt Jul 2021 #7

I've mentioned that I assist older adults in applying choie Jul 2021 #8

Thank you for this JustAnotherGen Jul 2021 #14

Interesting Grasswire2 Jul 2021 #9

You can qualify for Medicaid if you have few assets and your Social Security payment pnwmom Jul 2021 #10

yes, but that's not the case here. Grasswire2 Jul 2021 #17

She could reduce her equity in the home, if it's over the $906,000 limit, by getting a reverse pnwmom Jul 2021 #18

Medicare will cover some intermittent care, but it doesn't go on forever. It helps people try to Hoyt Jul 2021 #15

Medicaid does pay for in-home care in all 50 states. pnwmom Jul 2021 #11

Because too much of eldercare was written by the GOP RainCaster Jul 2021 #12

Ah, the call for "public service" has raised my hackles for years StClone Jul 2021 #13

If they taxed SS beyond 137,500 JustAnotherGen Jul 2021 #16

Medicaid in MA would let her keep her home equity, up to a value of $906K, pnwmom Jul 2021 #20