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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsLooking for a little direction. A
relative of mine is in a memory care facility and the money has just about run out. What are the options left ? Where does one go when there is no family who can help ? Is there a state or federal facility to help house them ?
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kacekwl
22 hrs ago
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Catlady123
(38 posts)1. State medicaid?
lastlib
(28,036 posts)4. With my mother, Medicaid would've kicked in....
...once her own funds were exhausted. (She didn't live that long...)
UpInArms
(54,742 posts)2. A nonprofit county facility?
Sometimes those will work with whatever assets available
alwaysinasnit
(5,603 posts)3. A possible resource, assuming you are in Illinois...
kacekwl
(9,087 posts)5. Thanks all
for your suggestions