Reality Check-Know What Medicare Does Not Cover, Ever

When Jackie called for advice about her mother in assisted living, she had been told that there was “a Medicare solution”. Her Mom, Perla, had been in a memory care home for three years and was running out of money. Someone had fed Jackie a falsehood. She had been told that the home would never kick out a long-term resident like Perla. She had consulted with someone on the internet about “Medicare and Medicaid payments for assisted living” and she wanted to find out more. I had to be the bearer of bad news.

Fake Promises