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Ray, thanks so much. What's it's boiled down to is we have to sell the family house in order to pay for her care. Oh sure, Medicaid will pay but I understand that whatever my mom owns, they'll put a lien against it. My parents worked too hard for their house so to keep from the state taking it, we have to sell it. I cry everyday about this because it's the house I grew up in and I can't stand to think of someone else living in it. I know it's something I'm just going to have to get over because it's for my mom. I think it's bull@#$# that these seniors work so hard all their lives and are basically left with nothing in the end, not even their dignity. Medicaid won't pay until my mom only has $2,000. Since she has more than that, we have to sell the house and keep paying until it's all gone. Once Medicaid kicks in, they'll even take the pension and social security she gets every month. Oh, I'm sorry, we were told that she could keep $60 of it for whatever she may need. WHOOPIE! I'm very hostile about the whole Medicaid thing and how my mom is being treated. I think it sucks that money comes out of our paychecks every month for stuff like insurance, medicare/medicaid and we still get screwed in the end. As far as my mom's treatment, she's not being treated "badly" she's just ignored a lot. They don't take her to physical therapy like they should (she may go 2-3 times a week), she gets her medication on THEIR schedule so god for bid if she's in pain, she has slept in a wet "diaper" all night because the CNAs don't always answer the bells when they should. She has lost all her dignity and I think she starting to give up. I've read other emails about how much CNAs are the country are getting minimum wage and McDonald's employees are making more. I understand what they are saying and I don't think it's right but it's a job they chose to do. I'm a former CNA and I know how hard it can be. Besides, we're paying $7,000 a month for my mom's care and I should see that she's being cared for. When my mom rings the bell, she shouldn't have to wait 20 minutes for a CNA to come nor should I have to go searching for one. They should be there! I'm jumping off the soapbox now. Thanks for letting me vent! ****************** Kim DaRosa Investor Relations & Marketing Assistant JER Partners >1650 Tysons Boulevard >Suite 1600 >McLean, VA 22102 >(703)714-8064 (direct) >(703)714-8141 (fax) [log in to unmask] ****************** -----Original Message----- From: Rayilyn Brown [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:46 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Nursing Home for PWP/24hrCG Kim, the 24 hr nurse will bankrupt you unless you are Bill Gates. My mom had one for a month after her stroke. She now has CG 3 hrs, 3 days a week. Also, to go into one of these chambers of horrors will take ALL your $ as well as your dignity. I'm currently looking into Riverside's "Shared Housing" for myself as I have no CG/ This could work with luck, but it's a long shot. Ray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn