Here are six strategies for helping aging parents or other loved ones, even when you're far away.
Corey Spiegel learned a lot when she arranged for home care for her 75-year-old mother, Gail Wolfberg, right, after a fall.
In the U.S., requiring that children care for their elderly parents is a state by state issue. ... Other states don't require an obligation from the children of older adults. Currently, 27 states have filial responsibility laws. However, in Wisconsin, children are not legally liable for their elderly parents' care.
The first and most common Medicaid option is Medicaid Waivers. ... With this option, the care recipient can choose to receive care from a family member, such as an adult child, and Medicaid will compensate the adult child for providing care for the elderly parent.
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Another major reason for denial is inner conflict. Children often repress memories of abuse not only due to their pain, but because they're dependent on their parents, love them, and are powerless to leave home. Young children idealize their parents.
At the end of the day, you can't refuse to take her home if she is still able to make decisions for herself. It would be useful to know her take on things.
If you have no family, no money, you become a ward of the state or county. The state assigns a guardian to you, and that person makes the decisions about your living situation, your health care, your finances.
In a nutshell, these filial responsibility laws require adult children to financially support their parents if they are not able to take care of themselves or to cover unpaid medical bills, such as assisted living or long-term care costs. ... Click on the state to find more specific information about their filial law.
California. California's Department of Aging offers a Family Caregiver Services Program with funding from the U.S. Administration on Aging through the state's 33 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs). ... Spouses may receive compensation for providing caregiving services under the program in some situations.
The short answer is yes, as long as all parties agree. (To learn how to set up a formal arrangement for payment, see the FCA fact sheet Personal Care Agreements.) If the care receiver is eligible for Medicaid (MediCal in California), it might be possible for you to be paid through In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS).
Typically, caregiver spouses are paid between $10.75 - $20.75 / hour. In general terms, to be eligible as a care recipient for these programs, applicants are limited to approximately $27,756 per year in income, and most programs limit the value of their countable assets to less than $2,000.
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