I've improved enough such that Medicaid won't pay and I can't pay either. I don't have a home to discharge to. How much time do I legally have to find a place?
If you are in a skilled nursing care facility, they are require to provide a safe discharge for you. It’s is not on you to find the facility but on them.
Now if you were in assisted living, then in theory, you would be still able to do your basic activities of daily living and an AL can discharge you to a homeless shelter. Do not ever sign off on any type of document that you agree that you are able to do for yourself, as they will try to use that to say you were ok on going to a shelter
You do not have a home to return to. I’d make it really clear that you have no family that can ever take you in either. Do not ever give them the impression that there is someone - friend, family, etc - that might come for you.
What NH tend to do if there is a resident they need to get moved out for whatever reason and seems to be no family or financial options, is they will call EMS as you seem to appear to have had some sort of incident. Often it will be it appears you have had a TIA aka a transient ischemic attack. TIA are real subjective as to how they look. EMS takes you off to the ER and once the ER or the hospital determines you are fine, they will call the old Nh to let them know you’re returning; the old Nh will tell them they cannot have you return as the NH cannot meet the level of care you need. So the hospital discharge planner has to try to find a shelter for you as your new hospital record will probably show you are not “needing skilled nursing facility”. For the old NH, this route is a legal cya way to get you moved out.
it may need that you get shifted over to Lake Charles area as lots more services available. There is homeless coalition in LC; Tarik Polit 337-433-6282 or Shelly Jordan 337-493-3052 are with the coalition. Unless you have people in NOLA, I would not come here. Crime is real esp carjacking; no decent response time by NOPD. Lots of mean young & aggressive homeless. You’d be at a real disadvantage.
What is the social worker telling you? Are you physically and mentally able to live on your own? If so you are going to need to seek the help of your state's social services to find shelter. Do whatever you can to not be homeless.
They cannot release you if you have no place to go. Its called an unsafe discharge. A SW should be able to help you find a place and the resourses you need.
Now if you were in assisted living, then in theory, you would be still able to do your basic activities of daily living and an AL can discharge you to a homeless shelter. Do not ever sign off on any type of document that you agree that you are able to do for yourself, as they will try to use that to say you were ok on going to a shelter
You do not have a home to return to. I’d make it really clear that you have no family that can ever take you in either. Do not ever give them the impression that there is someone - friend, family, etc - that might come for you.
What NH tend to do if there is a resident they need to get moved out for whatever reason and seems to be no family or financial options, is they will call EMS as you seem to appear to have had some sort of incident. Often it will be it appears you have had a TIA aka a transient ischemic attack. TIA are real subjective as to how they look. EMS takes you off to the ER and once the ER or the hospital determines you are fine, they will call the old Nh to let them know you’re returning; the old Nh will tell them they cannot have you return as the NH cannot meet the level of care you need. So the hospital discharge planner has to try to find a shelter for you as your new hospital record will probably show you are not “needing skilled nursing facility”. For the old NH, this route is a legal cya way to get you moved out.
it may need that you get shifted over to Lake Charles area as lots more services available. There is homeless coalition in LC; Tarik Polit 337-433-6282 or Shelly Jordan 337-493-3052 are with the coalition. Unless you have people in NOLA, I would not come here. Crime is real esp carjacking; no decent response time by NOPD. Lots of mean young & aggressive homeless. You’d be at a real disadvantage.
Can you tell us why you are in SNF?