Girlfriend is back now for good in 15 minutes. Her sister couldn't take care of her.

Robert59 said:
There her sister found out you can't just move a person nonresident of the state of Indiana to a group home for people with Dementia.
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I wondered about that. So maybe you can get some help to keep her with you. Then she will not be a burden on you. There are programs to help with Dementia. Presently I have a friend with early onset Dementia and I have been researching about it every day. Good luck!
 
I have been told by Tenncare will pay for her care from now on in a group home when they can find a place to be put her. I had to sign over the girlfriend's car to the state of Tennessee. The state wants all property she owns. The state wants it even if it doesn't run for some reason.
 
Robert59 said:
I have been told by Tenncare will pay for her care from now on in a group home when they can find a place to be put her. I had to sign over the girlfriend's car to the state of Tennessee. The state wants all property she owns. The state wants it even if it doesn't run for some reason.
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Was the car in your name? What legal means did your state use to seize her property?
 
Robert59 said:
I have been told by Tenncare will pay for her care from now on in a group home when they can find a place to be put her. I had to sign over the girlfriend's car to the state of Tennessee. The state wants all property she owns. The state wants it even if it doesn't run for some reason.
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The reason is so they can scrap it for the value of the metals and parts. This way the state can recoup some of the cost of her care.

You should expect a visit from a social worker who will do an assessment. This person will ask you and your girlfriend how much care she requires, and how much care you are able to provide. The worker will probably get pretty specific about that, and your answers will determine just how involved social services will get.

Depending on your answers, they might place her in a facility, or they might let you be her care-giver. And if they allow you to be her care-giver, they will pay you, and they'll also enroll her in "outside services" like physical therapy, medication management, regular doctor visits, nutritian management ...whatever kind of services she needs.
 
Pepper said:
Was the car in your name? What legal means did your state use to seize her property?
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At first the car was in her name till she got Dementia then she put it in my name so now it moved it to state. State told they have a legal right take it away. The car has 200,000 miles and it's a 2009 model with a bad transmission that would cost 2000 dollars to replace.
 
Murrmurr said:
When you sign up for Medicaid, you sign an agreement giving your state rights to your stuff to help offset the state's cost of your medical care.
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Yes, I know, what I don't know is how Robert can sign over her property if it's not in his name?
 
Robert59 said:
At first the car was in her name till she got Dementia then she put it in my name so now it moved it to state. State told they have a legal right take it away. The car has 200,000 miles and it's a 2009 model with a bad transmission that would cost 2000 dollars to replace.
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I'm sure that even to just have it towed away would cost more than it's worth to you. The up side is you don't have to deal with it anymore.
 
Murrmurr said:
What the state deems "kinship" gives Robert the legal right to allow the state to take his girlfriend's stuff. They can't take stuff she needs or uses regularly.
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The state can't deem a kinship. It's not legal, except in certain DNA situations
 
Medicaid and many other programs have a " look-back" provision to ensure that an applicant has not done "asset-dumping" to ensure he or she rightfully falls within the permissible asset limit.

If Robert's girlfriend signed the car over to him within that look-back period, the government would consider that car as still "hers", and subject to seizure for selling to defray costs.
 

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