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Originally Posted by cairns
Went through this with my Father last year before he died. The nursing homes will take all his money before finally accepting Social Security. Fortunately or unfortunately, he died before they got the chance.
It's sad. When you've lost control of your brain; they basically feed you, wash and clothe you and stick you in front of a TV all day with others like you. And for that you pay a lot.
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I have a similar situation with my father except that they interact with the residents a lot - no parking them in front of the TV all day. And they have dogs running around the place.
For payment, taxpayers used his assets (including SS) to pay for his care until they were gone, then they pay 100%. They leave enough cash from my mother's SS check for her to exist on and won't take the house until she can no longer live alone. I bought and still own the car she drove until she was unable to use it any longer. I bought her lawnmower, pay for all the lawn care and repairs on the house, basically I pay for everything except food and insurance premiums because she is not allowed to have anything.