My dad lives in an Assisted Living, and has an aide with him for 12 hours a day. The costs every month are getting so high, and we are running low on finances. I don't know how to keep up with everything, and he is having more and more episodes where he needs increased care. How do I deal with all of the costs while ensuring my dad has the right care he needs? None of us kids can take him in, and he has no place to go if we cannot afford the Assisted Living.
You can get a lot of help from the site. Click on Care Topics at the top of the screen, then use the alphabetic list: A for Assisted Living, NH for Nursing Home, M for Medicaid and Medicare, H for Hospice, anything else that helps. You will find expert articles, then lots of old threads from people who have been through this themselves. You can also use the ‘magnifying glass’ symbol to search other threads that refer to the topic in passing. It’s an easy way to learn some of the basics of care options quickly and easily.