Caring for elderly family members is never easy. There are so many questions to consider, like what’s really best for the individual, and how accessible are resources.
One woman is discovering just how difficult it is to be there for her elderly mother thanks to some strange financial challenges.
A woman in Ohio shared that she has to pay to see her mother in an assisted living facility.
Las Vegas-based realtor Carrie Meyer recently went to visit her 90-year-old mother in an Ohio assisted living facility with her daughter, Chloe. She was shocked when she arrived at the facility and was asked to pay for her visit.
“$35 an hour,” said Meyer. “That’s what I had to pay to see my 90-year-old mother in an assisted living facility in Ohio.”
As if having to pay for the visit wasn’t bad enough, the facility insisted that Meyer pay before she actually had the visit. “Prepayment was required or I was denied visitation,” she said.
Of course, assisted living facilities aren’t free. Meyer’s mother is already paying to stay there each month. “The estate guardian is charging her $8,000 a month rent,” she explained.
It seems that there is more drama than just the price of the facility and the required prepayment. Meyer stated, “My sister, brother, and I are prohibited from taking her anywhere. She doesn’t want to be there and wants to live with my sister; however, a downstairs bathroom must be added and is not financially doable.”
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Woman Asks For Help After She's Charged $35 An Hour To Visit Her Elderly Mom In Assisted Living Facility That Costs $8K A Month
No one in this earthly life should pay to see their mother. This is abuse and financial exploitation. Remove the elderly to a neutral place where there is full access as per Residents laws.
ReplyDeleteIf the Guardian is doing this is to control the personal communication. It is NOT at the best interests of the elderly. ISOLATION IS ABUSE, visit our moms is a God given right. Expose this abusive guardian.