McQuaid-Craig and her husband, Brandon, are looking to place his mother, Mary, 67, who has dementia and is deteriorating quickly, in a memory care program in Sacramento County. They are currently expecting their first child, and caring for Mary full time while juggling their careers has become overwhelming.
In San Pedro, Oruche is experiencing a similar stress. Caring for her 70-year-old mother, Peggy, who has multiple health issues, while raising a toddler, attending law school and working is leading to burnout.
Assisted living and memory care centers aren’t cheap — about $5,000 to $7,000 a month — a high cost even for families with somewhat comfortable incomes. So the two friends looked into Medi-Cal, which through a special project, covers assisted living costs for eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilitiesin 15 counties, including Sacramento and Los Angeles.
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California just started this. It’s obvious it can’t sustain it.
What this means is a lot of seniors paying say 1200 for a house now worth over two million dollars. Plus a 2.5 year look back period. Plus the fact that MediCal collects on less than 10 percent of claims that don’t meet that standard.
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