He has Medicare and Medicaid. I called the Social Security office today to ask for an increase and was denied. The new administrator at the AL is new and so far has been of no help. The lady said either family has to pay the rest or find a new home somewhere else, like my home! Um, no to my home!
Now what? I need to know what kind of questions to ask and to whom...any kind of advice that's out there please direct me!
Hugs💜💞💗thankyou😘
Fast forward to 2011 (54 yr. old), having married a wonderful Mexican man a few years earlier, we had unofficially retired in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We used the government health plan "Seguro Popular" (like Medicaid/Medi-Cal in the US).
Along comes a devastating pneumonia that the government hospital couldn't treat. I had no idea how underfunded they were. (No diagnostic equipment to diagnose, no medications (I bought them at the pharmacy across the street from the hospital), X-Ray machine didn't work, etc.)
After realizing he would die in the Regional Hospital, I had him transferred to the best private hospital with the only pulmonologist in the city. I wiped out the $80,000+ retirement in less than 2 months! (Doctor(s) charge, hospital charge, equipment for home, physical therapy at home, medications, etc.) (If it had been in the US, it would have been well over a million dollars.)
Long story short, we couldn't stay retired anymore. We moved to Tijuana to save money on rent. I work in San Diego. He works from home. I've had a hell of a time getting a full time job with benefits. It's like they don't exist. Or maybe nobody wants a 61 year old nurse. Whatever the case, I'm grateful to have my 3 days a week with my patient in his home.
Our retirement will be much different than what I originally thought. Even being a good planner, it can ALL be gone in the blink of an eye.
I've had to rethink things. It's just money. (Can you imagine my aunt told me to let him die so I wouldn't lose my retirement? Wow!)
Obviously, I'm so happy my husband survived. We'll make it on Social Security and what he makes with his art. We'll retire in Mexico (just NOT Tijuana) where money definitely goes further (especially rent and paying for labor). Hopefully, Social Security will still be there for me. I plan on teaching English as a second language to supplement the income.
One thing's for sure, Nothing's "for sure" in life.
Thank you jeannegibbs for your advice 💜
Good luck and much happiness to you as well! 😉
Like I said, $10 bucks is nuthin!
Big thanks to those here who understand💜 Right on Jeanne Shane and isthisrealyreal!
Didn't qualify for VA benefits.
Oh yea, suckin it up is nuthin either...
Been doin that my whole life with him 👍
I agree with you Bella. You’ll be rewarded in other ways - like having a great husband & extra happiness - priceless.
Hang in there, chickie.
My father was receiving $350 Soc Sec. He also gets a small amount of VA. SSI provides him the difference between those totals and $700 per month.
Hope this helps.
The whole process is intimidating altho I have kept receipts for Mom's spending on household items & utilities it just seems like they are out to get us. Mom put the house in a trust yrs ago.........sounds crazy but it might have been easier if she didn't. It's a money pit from neglect over the last several yrs since her husband died from ALZ. It seems like I could place her & tell Medicare to take it all.
Any advice would be appreciated.......