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My Father Had To Get On Medicaid To Stay At His Rehab Facility. Now Has To Sell His House

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Location: Illinois
My dad went into a rehab facility after a five month stay at the hospital. He was and still is unable to walk. His Medicare has denied his rehab. The facility had a lawyer speak to him and he paid them $1000 to file for Medicaid. Medicaid takes his SS payment and gives him $60 to spend. He has a home that he lived in with my brother who took care of my father. He was informed that my brother can pay none of the normal bills or he will lose Medicaid and Medicare. Now he has no money left to pay bills and his only option is to sell the house. Putting my brother out on the street. And I would guess he would also lose Medicaid.
My question is first of all. Is this true. My brother isn’t allowed to pay even the electric bill in a house that he stays in. Then next. What can we do. My father is getting better in rehab and the thought is that he would be returning home. This is kind of trapping him in a nursing home facility.

submitted by /u/cheftanya1974
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