Have any questions about how to use the community? Check out the Help Discussion.

Affording full-time care in California

Czechdeb
Czechdeb Member Posts: 3
First Anniversary First Comment
Member
in Caring for a Parent

My mother has lost a lot of functionality since receiving her Lewy Body Dementia diagnosis a year ago. She now needs some help with toileting, dressing, and has shown a reluctance to eat regularly. We are concerned that she may need full-time care and that my father can't support her anymore, but the costs of care are prohibitively expensive. Does anyone familiar with how things work in California have more information about how and when she might qualify for Medi-cal?

Tagged:

Comments

  • SDianeL
    SDianeL Member Posts: 2,054
    500 Insightfuls Reactions 500 Likes 1000 Comments 500 Care Reactions
    Member

    I would speak with a Certified Elder Care Attorney familiar with CA law. There are many rules and various options based on their individual circumstances.

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
Read more

Community Guidelines


Click here to review the ALZConnected Community Guidelines

Categories