Nursing homes often try to get parties other than the resident to assume personal financial responsibility by signing as a “responsible party.” This is illegal.
My brother was recently put into a nursing facility. When I went to visit him, the facility told me I could only visit during certain hours because the doctor said he was not in a good condition to receive visitors.
Dear Advocate, My wife’s Medi-Cal application is pending right now, but her nursing home is asking us to pay the full private pay rate until the application goes through.