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Every LTC insurance has it's own terms. Your insurance contract or policy benefits summary (probably listed on the company's website) should give you more details. I have found that creating an online account with the insurance companies where it shows the benefits your policy provides very helpful.
What is providing the respite every 90 days? What duration is the every 90 days respite? How do you use the 40 hours per week when there's in home care from LTC insurance? Would your mother qualify for Medicaid and some additional in home care hours that could provide?
It may be time to look into using that LTC insurance for a facility placement.
The things you desire to do won't be around for ever, grandkids grow up fast and it is important that you are there for them.
It is okay to put her in a facility that provides the care she needs. We weren't created to care for a grown human like we do babies, else we'd be born full grown.
It's not like you abandon your loved ones when you get them professional care, you still visit and call and most importantly you advocate for them.
She will not be happy, but quite frankly that doesn't mean you have to give up your life and your relationship with your grandchildren to cater to her wants.
Find a lovely facility that has the level of care she needs and start being her daughter again.
Medicare will pay for respite care when LO is on hospice. A certain number of weeks per year is allowed. If she has a long term care policy that may provide additional time. Check with Medicare and read your policy.
And (from Medicare website) Short term respite care . If your usual caregiver (like a family member) needs a rest, you can get inpatient respite care in a Medicare-approved facility (like a hospice inpatient facility, hospital, or nursing home). Your hospice provider will arrange this for you. You can stay up to 5 days each time you get respite care. You can get respite care more than once, but it can only be provided on an occasional basis.
Thru hospice mom can spend 5 nights in the hospital every 90 days. She does not qualify for Medicaid. She has LTC which I use 8 am to 4 pm Monday thru Friday. 40 Hours per week. Other help is paid out of pocket.
Do you work? Because if not, I think you are doing pretty well. There would be a lot of us who would appreciate 40 hrs a week help. Then every 90 days respite.
Like said, if she is on Hospice, there is some respite provided. Please, appreciate that Mom looked ahead. Not all of us had parents that did or could afford to. There r those who quit jobs to care for a LO and spend 24/7 caring for them. With no help.
I retired early in 2015 to care for her. She has Parkinson and dementia and cannot walk. I had Colon cancer and resectioning surgery a year ago, iron infusions and stay down in my back lifting her. Yes I am glad she had LTC but I am stressed out. I want to be her daughter and not her primary care taker. I miss all my grandchildren’s games and activities.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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What is providing the respite every 90 days? What duration is the every 90 days respite? How do you use the 40 hours per week when there's in home care from LTC insurance? Would your mother qualify for Medicaid and some additional in home care hours that could provide?
The things you desire to do won't be around for ever, grandkids grow up fast and it is important that you are there for them.
It is okay to put her in a facility that provides the care she needs. We weren't created to care for a grown human like we do babies, else we'd be born full grown.
It's not like you abandon your loved ones when you get them professional care, you still visit and call and most importantly you advocate for them.
She will not be happy, but quite frankly that doesn't mean you have to give up your life and your relationship with your grandchildren to cater to her wants.
Find a lovely facility that has the level of care she needs and start being her daughter again.
And (from Medicare website)
Short term respite care . If your usual caregiver (like a family member) needs a rest, you can get inpatient respite care in a Medicare-approved facility (like a hospice inpatient facility, hospital, or nursing home). Your hospice provider will arrange this for you. You can stay up to 5 days each time you get respite care. You can get respite care more than once, but it can only be provided on an occasional basis.
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/hospice-care
She does not qualify for Medicaid.
She has LTC which I use 8 am to 4 pm Monday thru Friday. 40 Hours per week. Other help is paid out of pocket.
Like said, if she is on Hospice, there is some respite provided. Please, appreciate that Mom looked ahead. Not all of us had parents that did or could afford to. There r those who quit jobs to care for a LO and spend 24/7 caring for them. With no help.