A&A while staying at home

[stressedoutdaughter]

My mother (88) has been receiving  A&A as a surviving spouse, and has been in an ALF for over  1 ½ years now.  She doesn’t have enough money to pay for it, so I make up the difference.  I’m only going to be able to help pay for a few more months. Mother isn’t quite disabled enough to be in a NH, but she isn’t able to care for herself alone, either, due to dementia and various physical conditions.

There isn’t enough SS & A&A to provide for 24 hour care at home.  I work full time, and I don’t have any family to provide any free care. If I do bring her home, can she continue to receive A&A in the following circumstances:

1.  She goes to an adult day care 5 days a week

2.  In-home caregivers are paid up to the full amount of her income  (SS & AA)

3.  She is left at home alone for short periods of time

Thank  you!!

[vetadmin]

As long as her medically allowable deductions still show her at zero or negative at the end of the month, you will be ok.