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Originally Posted by divine1966
Excellent idea. In my state if you have or qualify for Medicaid you enroll free of charge. Otherwise there’s a fee. It’s a good program. Hope Rose has one in her state
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I read up on the PACE programs. You have to qualify for permanent placement in a nursing home.
I may have overdone it in making myself sound helpless. Right now I am acutely ill with a condition that has me very weak. If this anemia can be turned around, I'm a perfectly capable woman, with nothing else much wrong with me.
As recently as April, I could have hired myself out as a caregiver to an elder incapable of self-care. Just 2 years ago, I was completely caring for my invalid boyfriend who was dying of cancer and had dementia. He couldn't shower or shave himself. He couldn't get himself in and out of bed. I did all that. My capabilities hadn't changed much, until I got this anemia that got worse at an accelerating pace. For a good while, iron infusions were effective. Now, even bags of red blood cells can't keep up with it. Nursing homes can't care for this condition.