Does anyone know how to get Medicaid so I can get an aide for my husband? We have Medicare and supplemental; however we can't get an aide.

When your husband was sent home, did he have in-home physical therapy (and possibly also in-home occupational therapy)? Normally Medicare will pay for that until the patient is well enough to go to out-of-home physical therapy/occupational therapy, which Medicare also covers. It sounds as if what your husband needs most is additional therapy so he won't need an aide (or won't need one for very long). I have been through this process a couple of times. If I needed an aide in addition, I had to pay for it, but I definitely did not qualify for Medicaid, so I didn't apply for it. Someone else wrote that Medicare might pay for some aide hours; however, in my experience, Medicare just covered the therapy. If your husband qualifies for Medicaid, then if it's medically indicated, some aide hours would normally be covered. As others have said, if his doctor didn't authorize any at-home therapy, you need to request that the doctor do so!

An aide on Medicaid is not always possible. There may be a waiting list.

Call your PCP and request in home care. When they admit him, ask about an aide and how many hours u can get. In my State its only enough time for the aide to bathe 3x a week. Then another poster said he was given a few hours a day. Be aware though, this is not permanent. As soon as "in home" feels husband has plateaued, they will discharge. This will give you time to look into an aide thru Medicaid.

Have you asked your doctor to order Home Health Care, including PT to strengthen his core? That's the way MediCARE will pay for some aide hours.

To apply for Medicaid, call your local Area Agency on Aging or your County Social Services office.

go to your family service office in the city you live and apply

is your husband a veteran? Does he have SsI or Medicare.? People who come out of hospitals are eligible for home health and therapy under medicare. If you around his age check into your cities area care