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rayas34 Asked June 2022

How long does it take for Waiver Program? It has been four long months.

I am trying to take my mom out of the nursing home to her apartment. I applied for the NHTD, the application has taken forever; is anyone familiar with it? How long does it take?


Why do they make it so difficult if there is a proof the patient has dementia?

Isthisrealyreal Jun 2022
You say you are having a difficult time taking care of your mom and all the help out there is just lies, why on earth would you remove her from 24/7 care and put her in her apartment with caregivers that may or may not show up and you will have to take their shift?

Here's the thing, mom needs a NH or she would never have been approved to be there.

Home care is having a difficult time finding workers, across the country, what do you know specifically about the workforce in your/her area?

I'm not trying to be rude but, you haven't seen a hard time until you deal with aids not showing up, maybe they bothered to call in, maybe not. Oh, some think that a twenty minute window of their starting time is acceptable and others figure leaving early is their right. Just to bring up a few things you could be facing.

Your mom has dementia, she's never going to get better, only worse.

Please don't do this because she wants to go home. That home she wants isn't within your power to give her.

Geaton777 Jun 2022
The app process *usually* takes 3 months. Your mom has to qualify financially as well as medically. You can call social services and ask about the status of the application (I think the paperwork has a case number). When I helped my MIL apply for Medicaid, they twice sent by snail mail requests to provide, support or clarify whatever "proofs" you submitted. If you don't pay attention to the mail you may have missed this. They won't contact you any other way than by snail mail AND you only have 7 days to mail (or fax) it back to them. Call them, check your mail.
igloo572 Jun 2022
fwiw, for my moms LTC Medicaid renewals they required the documentation 14 days from date of snail mail letter. And for fun in all this the postmark on the letter was days after the letter inside. So in theory if not received in 14, eligibility suspended with another letter sent out on this and then rescinded after 30 days. I am firmly convinced that this is deliberately done so LTC division can show stats that they are ferreting out “fraud”, doing “compliance”, even if ultimately they stay eligible.

I had no idea that LTC Medicaid happened. I had put all mom’s initial application paperwork up into storage and that years bank statements, etc here & there. That weekend was nothing but FUN! Went over to FedEx office to fax it over (not quite 30 pages) with a cover letter detailing the “14 Day” discrepancy. And certified snail mailed it as well with the return registered card. State sent out suspension letter dated day 21. Flurry of unfriendly phone calls later and all resolved. I’m of firm belief that all this is sent out automatically to show stats to state legislators that theses divisions need to keep their staffing #s.

For year 2, I was ready and kept a binder going with all info as it came in thru the year.

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