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    Madge59 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 20, 2011, 04:44 PM
    Grandparent's care from afar
    I left my job for 6 months to take care of my Grandmas house and life after she had a stroke and I placed her in a nursing home. She went on Medicaid until I sold her house and now on self pay. She paid me out of here money $2000.00 a month for taking care of all her bills and needs. I this a "resonalble" rate to have paid my so that when the money is gone in a few months and she needs to re-qualify for medicaid she will be a approved. She is in Kansas and I am Durable Power of Attorney to take care of everything.
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    Oct 20, 2011, 04:51 PM
    I believe $2,000 a month to care for a person's bills and needs when she is in a nursing home will be seen as a ploy to use funds in order to qualify for Medicaid, "spending down." The only way to know 100% is to check with either an Attorney who specializes in Medicaid or go to Medicaid itself and ask.

    Here is some of the info - http://www.parmanelderlaw.com/cda.as...t_type_id=8197
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    Oct 20, 2011, 05:08 PM
    I'm in Illinois and had POA for my uncle who was spending his own money to pay his nursing home. Along the way, I sold his house to help him with his nursing home bill.

    Once my uncle was close to qualifying for Medicaid, I presented his case to Public Aid. NEVER would they have accepted my uncle's paying me $2000 a month to take care of his bills. That would not have been considered reasonable, and Public Aid would have made me pay back that money by paying the nursing home bill myself until he would have qualified for Medicaid.

    I urge you, before you take another dime from your grandmother, to discuss this with your state's public aid department to find out what a reasonable payment would be from her to you.
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    Oct 20, 2011, 07:12 PM
    If you were in their home caring for them ( not them in a nursing home) then it is a OK amount,
    If they were in a nursing home and you were just taking care of their bills no that is way to high. It would be considered an attempt to hide or keep money from the home latter.

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