Help me get my parents good financial help

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Questions & Answers

• Question - Are there government benefits for someone who's had a stroke and gets only a small company pension?

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• Question - Is there help for someone under age 65, who has serious illness and little money?

  For someone under 65 and disabled, government programs can help: Medicaid, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

• Question - Is there someone I can hire to handle my father's finances due to his dementia?

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• Question - Can the children of a nursing home resident distribute his assets as a “spend down” to qualify for Medicaid?

  Can the children of a nursing home resident distribute assets as a spend down to qualify for Medicaid? Get expert answers on spend down guidelines.

• Question - Can my dad get help to pay for shots after chemo?

  Medicare pays little of outpatient hospital charges. A hospital that accepts Medicare amounts, or care in the doctor's office, saves a bundle.

• Question - Is there a program in Iowa that will pay you for taking care of a family member?

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• Question - Are there programs that can help with the cost of in-home care?

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• Question - How can my mom get paid for providing home care for my dad?

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• Question - What financial assistance is available for caregivers?

  Medicaid can pay for in-home care and might even pay a home-bound senior directly, who can then pay a familymember.

• Question - How can I find financial aid to care for my mother in her home?

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• Question - Does Medicare cover adult day care for Alzheimer’s...

  Does Medicare cover adult daycare? Medicare cover adult daycare only in very limited ways, like psychiatric help administered at the daycare center.

• Question - How does Medicaid handle dementia patients that are unable to make financial decisions?

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• Question - Is there a minimum amount below which Medicaid doesn't bother to check asset transfers?

  For nursing home coverage, Medicaid may look at how the applicant has spent any amount, or transferred property, over the previous five years.

• Question - As a caregiver is there any kind of aid or tax breaks I can...

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• Question - What financial help is available for caregivers who had to quit their jobs?

  Does financial help for caregivers exist when they give up a job to help? Not from the government, but other kinds of financial help are available.

• Question - Is there any financial aid for a child to quit their job and care for their parent?

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• Question - Help paying for chemo if you don't qualify for Medicare or Medicaid?

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Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Seek Counsel About Gifts to Caregivers

  If your parents want to leave substantial gifts of...