She gets social security, and we don’t have a lot of money ourselves and are no longer able to be with her 24/7. We are in Maryland, and are scared of what we can do. Will her medicare do anything? Is it too late for something like long term care insurance? We have no idea where to start.

Thanks for any insight.

  • klemptor@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I forgot to mention - CAPABLE is just one example and IIRC it’s more focused on the person with dementia than on caregiver support, so I believe it’s more applicable for people with mild impairment. If your MIL is more than mildly impaired, I would look for programs geared toward a caregiver-patient dyad. These are specifically designed to improve caregivers’ ability to effectively manage the disease and therefore alleviate some of the burden of caregiving (reducing stress and depression).