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3d wrote:
Catching pneumonia may have been a lucky break for you. I'm guessing you can stay in the hospital for a few days. Does the nursing/rehab center stay "reset" to give you more time? Or is the last day still still Monday regardless?

I'm really just guessing here but doesn't Medicaid help pay for a nursing home? I have to imagine you qualify for Medicaid with no income and no savings.

From what we were told a few years ago by a contact at the Alzheimer’s Foundation, some or all nursing homes are mandated to set aside a certain number of beds for Medicaid recipients. However, the homes’ strong preference is for patients with means to pay from their own funds, so negotiating your way into one of these reserved spots is not the easiest. She recommended finding a social worker or other consultant familiar with the process to assist in placement.