I know my mother wasn't checked out of the nursing home (in Illinois) against her will, she just didn't want to be there and saying she can't afford it as an excuse and my brother and sister in law checked her out of the nursing home. My sister in law (brother and sister in law live close by) is arranging for caregivers to visit but sometimes she's left alone for a few hours until the caregiver arrives and I'm just wondering if something did happen to her when she's by herself, that my brother or sister in law or say in my case that I didn't report it to anyone that she's being left home alone sometimes and something happens to her that my brother and sister in law could be held responsible. Or if I visit her (I live in Iowa) and something happens and it's found out that she's been left home alone sometimes, that we could all be held responsible for her accident or God forbid death.
Mom's excuse that she could no longer afford the nursing home tells me she's not familiar with Medicaid [which is different from Medicare]. If Mom can be accepted by Medicaid then Medicaid would pay for her care.
During what time frame is your Mom left alone? Apparently your brother and his wife feel your Mom would be ok during that time. My Dad, who was a fall risk, use to have around the clock caregivers, but it became very expensive, like $20k per month where he lived. So Dad said he could manage over night without help. So we tried it, and he did ok for awhile.