Larry,
She will probably need to sell her home....to you for a paper transaction but there is a time limit on that.
Revdoc's advice was sound...also at any Nursing Facility there is usually a Social Worker who can give you advice. Medicaid/Medicare can be a maze. She may also just need Rehab Therapy at a Nursing home, which Medicare will pay for, then be able to go home.
Assisted living is expensive, probably about 1,200 to 2000 a month, but is better than a nursing home, if she does not need skilled nursing care. That's the optimum word...skilled. She would probably have to sell her house to afford assisted living and then could only stay until her money ran out.
If she doesn't own a house or have many assets....then Medicare might have to pick up the tab. Social Workers or Case Managers are your best source of info and what Ron said.....pop in unannounced to check some out and when you do...ask if the rooms they are showing are self pay or medicare/aid rooms. There is a difference.
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