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My mom currently lives with me( family of 5). She doesn’t get along with my husband and she’s verbal abusive towards him. My siblings don’t want to get involved and she also keeps living the house. She has a fixed income and Medicaid has denied her. The house is very stressful and I need to place her in a facility.

Jackie,
Contact the Area Agency on Aging for your county for assistance. Why did Medicaid deny your mom? Was she not deemed physically in need? How old is mom?
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No Memory Cares are low income. In some places there are private homes that have board and care.

How old is Mom? Why was she turned down by Medicaid? If it was because she has financial assets, then use them for her care. My Mom had 20k and I placed her in LTC and she paid privately for 2 months. That gave me time to apply for Medicaid and get the info Medicaid needed to process the application. She paid May and June by July 1st Medicaid was paying.
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The one my mom is in actually is very low cost compared to others nationwide. You can look around, but it's good to speak with an attorney that is an expert in Medicaid to see how you can get approved. The local Medicaid office told us, "No", but other offices said that was wrong.
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Is mom a Veteran or was her husband a Veteran? If so she may qualify for benefits from the VA.
Check with your local Senior Service Center or Area Agency on Aging they may be aware of programs that may help.
You might also want to talk to an Elder Care Attorney that is versed in Medicaid and see how her funds can be spent down so that she would qualify for Medicaid.
And currently are you LEGALLY her POA, and have the LEGAL ability to manage her health and financial affairs? If not that should be done ASAP. If she is not able to provide "informed consent" at the Attorney's office they may have to do a Guardianship. If that is the case do not agree to become Guardian and the State will assume responsibility. And you make it clear that mom can not remain in your home, it is no longer safe. (if she is abusing your husband that would be an indicator that she needs other care)

You could use mom's assets to pay for a caregiver that would take some of the stress from you and your family.
Also if at any time she is taken to the hospital make sure the staff is aware that she can not be discharged to home as it is unsafe.
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Does your Mother have a diagnosis of dementia/cognitive impairment? Are you her PoA? It's important context so that we can give you the best guidance.

If your Mom needs AL level of care, talk to a social worker about MI Choice Waiver program and see if you can apply for her.

Medicaid is mostly for medical care, not custodial (room & board) care.

If your Mom doesn't have a diagnosis and you are not her PoA, then you may need to apply for section 8 housing (low income) and move her out if you think she can remotely manage on her own. After that, you can report her to APS and they will get a court-assigned 3rd party legal guardian for her and get her appropriate care, probably in a facility.
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