Re: Anne's Mom-Good thoughts your way

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Kaylene Goyette wrote:

>> Anne wrote:

>

>> This irks me because they told us this when my Mom was in the NH when they

put a patient with it in her room & she has no immune system. I had a small fit

when my Mom got sick and had to go to the hospital again. That was in October

2011

>

>> Last night my Mom came in to the Univ. of MN hospital, so today she told me

and the doctors this afternoon:

>

>> " My mom would rather go home and possibly die with her dogs than go to a

nursing home or rehab facility. Knowing that the doctors don't feel she is safe

to be home alone. "

>Kaylene wrote to Anne:

>I am sorry to hear about your Mom's poor health.

> Have you contacted hospice? Some long term care facilities are also hospices.

There is also home hospice, but she will need someone near for comfort and

general care. Contact the Social Services department at the hospital for

information.

>

> My favorite Aunt Lelah died peacefully at home more than a decade ago. The

hospice staff were wonderful. My Uncle Ted was in good health so he was able to

care for her most of the time.

Anne,

Kaylene is right and some people think Hospice is only for cancer patients.

Insist the doctors address her immune system will be compromised if anywhere but

home. Ask for Home Health and Hospice so that what one does not do the other one

does.

I would also look into hospice volunteers that can assist you so that you do not

get burnt out. I helped get home health for an individual who could not stay by

them selves and they were awarded thirty hours a week and 700 hours a year. Be

sure to check out your state and human health services for any programs that are

helpful to you.

Kaylene is right but do not leave any volunteer organizations that can assist

you with grocery buying, appts for kids, cleaning etc. Many of the volunteers

that are Caregiver organizations have medical backgrounds.

Anne- this site stats it is main Hospice site, listing those in areas what is

available =mnhpc.org/

http://www.thedesk.info/state/minnesota/-site to discuss medicaid and other

programs

http://www.health.state.mn.us/-programs

http://minnesotahelp.info/public/- This site helps with public assitance,

interesting, don't know if it helps. This site mentions the Angel Foundation for

people with cancer.

http://mnhpc.org/archives/412-discusses volunteers

General Assistance :

-General Assistance Program

The General Assistance (GA) Program serves as Minnesota’s primary safety net for

single adults and childless married couples who are unable to work. The GA

program provides monthly cash grants for people whose income and resources are

less than program limits. GA participants are also eligible for help with

medical costs through the Medical Assistance (MA) programs and Food Support.

In some cases, MA can pay for medical bills going back three months from the

date the county receives an individual’s application. Even if their income is

too high, applicants may qualify if they have enough medical bills to meet a

spenddown (similar to an insurance deductible).

Medical Assistance

Home > Health care

Medical Assistance (MA) is the largest of Minnesota’s publicly funded health

care programs, providing coverage for an average of more than 600,000 low-income

people each month. More than half of those are children and families. The others

are people 65 or older, people who have disabilities and adults without

children. Adults without children with incomes at or below 75 percent of the

federal poverty guideline became eligible for MA March 1, 2011. The fact sheet

on the expansion of MA to adults without children (PDF) has more details about

that recent change.

People apply for MA through their local county human service offices. Most of

those enrolled get their health care through health plans. The remaining get

care on a fee-for-service basis, under which providers bill the state directly

for services program.

Here is site for Hospice and Palliative care : talks about general programs, how

to pay, finding Hospice in your area: Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative

Care

mnhpc.org/

I can't be there to help you but we can encourage you and I certainly can do

research. None of the sites might help, but they might. Try to take care of

yourself as I remember my Mom's last days and I committed to helping care for

here, I didn't know how I did it, but I did and boy afterwards I was so

exhausted and had to grieve but had to help my Dad and I think I just repressed

all the care I needed and am still dealing with it as my Dad is difficult and he

is in his last days, although his sister is 102 and I probably will die before

him, : )

Thinking of you and just know you are doing the right thing and I admire you

immensely, take care, and vent here anytime. Oh, the 211 assistance number

worked for me when I was trying to help me niece when she was unemployed and we

applied for immediate assistance and it was granted and some local agencies and

organizations helped her with utilities, food, so that she could pay for medical

bills to get treatment for her tumors.

Bennie