Hi Stacy, So, if someone is switched from SSI to Disability, then will they go from Medicaid to Medicare? If so, how will that affect their attendant care?
Julie C4-5 27 yrs post On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:53:30 -0500 "Stacy Harim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well I was literally days away from a nursing home coming from rehab. > I had been fighting for housing for months before I knew when I was > going to be discharge. I took time to find all the things that I > would be eligible for so I could live on my own. I found out how to > get rental assistance, Medicaid, but if your on disability you get > Medicare and can apply for Medicaid to pick up the difference. I > got food stamps, electric assistance, and attendant care. I am > barely making it but I am not in a nursing home. Mark worked to get > himself out of one and there are a couple of other people on the > list that are in nursing homes or there were not that long ago. I > don't think they post much. None of use deserve to be in a nursing > home. That is partly why that I am going to school for social work. > I want to help keep disabled adults out of them. > > Stacy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: dave headman<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; > quad-list@eskimo.com<mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 2:10 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] anniversary > > > been in a nursing home since 99. > around here if you don't have family or money to fill in the void > of > coverage the government supplies, you get incarcerated. > > > >From: "Stacy Harim" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >To: <quad-list@eskimo.com<mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com>>, "dave > headman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] anniversary > >Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:14:40 -0500 > > > >Dave, > > > >I completely agree with you. I wanted to shake the people that > told me > >that. How long have you been in a nursing home? Why do you have > to be > >there? That is if you don't mind sharing the info. > > > >Stacy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: dave > headman<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > To: > quad-list@eskimo.com<mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com<mailto:quad-list@eskimo.com>> > > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 12:22 PM > > Subject: [QUAD-L] anniversary > > > > > > my sci anniversary was feb 19th my 26th year being stuck in > this body. > > i've heard a lot of you weigh in about the movie "million > dollar baby" > > i think the message is right on the money. i think i am the > only list > >member > > thats actually in a nursing home, i see a lot of people that > need a > >visit > > from clint eastwood. when you have family, friends,spouses and > or a > > job your outlook on life might be a little brighter. > > and if i hear that bullshit line "everything happens for a > reason" or > >"gods > > will" my head will explode. > > > > dave headman > > c4 26yrs post > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today > - it's > >FREE! > > > > >http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/<http://m essenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/<http://messenger. msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/>> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/<http://searc h.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/> >
