How do you hold Medicare and Medicaid responsible for not helping get your husband get services he has in his benefits?

There is a Chamber in Del. My GF was a juvenile diabetic. She got a sore on her foot that wouldn't heal so she tried it. My daughters Woundcare Unit is in a small hospital and she just showed me the room set aside for the chambers.

Medicare and Medicaid only pay for hyperbaric treatments for very specific types of wound care. Not all wound centers have the chambers. You should have set this up via discharge planning at the hospital.

Champ, did anyone ever raise the issue of long term hospital care, such as that provided by Select Specialty?    As I recall it's self funded once Medicare benefits run out, but it does provide 24/7 care in a hospital setting.    You may have to rely on Medicaid, but if it helps, it's worth it.

You could ask the doctor who treats him regularly or last treated him before he came home.    You might also ask if any of the nurses in that doctor's orrice can offer other suggestions; it sounds like he needs some specialized care. 

Is he by any chance a Veteran?  If so, is he registered for care through the VA?

As to infusion therapy, is that for cancer?

To be honest you should have done your research and been prepared to take your husband home. The level of care he requires is clearly beyond what you can provide at home. He needs to be in a care facility. The level of care he requires is nothing something Medicaid or Medicare is going to pay for at home. All of his home care services should have been set up (or in the works) before he came home.

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I now understand your other post. There is no such thing as Medicare Nurses. Most of what you have mentioned can be done in a SNF. There are "in home" agencies that supply the Nurses and the equipment and then bill Medicare. If you plan on caring for your husband at home, this is the way you would have to go and that is with a Doctor's order. But not sure if all you listed can be done in a home setting. The hyperbaric therapy is done at a Woundcare center where there is a chamber. This would mean being transported to and from. Medicare does not pay for this. Can u afford that?

Maybe time to allow him to be cared for in a SNF. You have grandchildren to worry about. I am not a Nurse and Alva will correct me, but it seems His skin is breaking down. It could be because he is bedridden. It has also been mentioned on this site that this happens when a person's body is shutting down. Are you grasping at straws? You may want to consult with a lawyer well versed in Medicaid about splitting your assets especially if you feel Medicaid is in your future. This way DHs split goes towards his care and when gone, you apply for Medicaid. You will remain in the home, have a car and enough money to pay bills. You wil not become impoverished.

I hope I have not been out of line but there comes a time when we just can't do it any longer. We need to allow someone more experienced to do the work.

Is this patient in SNF or Rehab?