M-I-L with dementia has been in a nursing home since May of this year. She was able to private pay for May and June. We filed her application for Medicaid in early June. We are waiting for them to pick her up. The nursing home is fine with this and realize they will get paid once the application is approved. I have 2 questions.
1) Is she responsible for paying MD bills we are receiving for services after the Medicaid application was filed? Or will these expenses be picked up by Medicaid once approved?
2) It seems to be taking Medicaid a long time to process her application. I've called twice and each time have been told "we are backlogged." We live in New York state.
Thank you in advance for any input.
I'm sure you are correct that in NY it probably take 6 months. The waiting is just anxiety provoking.
Regarding paying your mom's medical bills, Medicaid should cover those if your mom qualifies. FYI you will need to help her reapply every year at the same time next year that you applied this year.