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My mother fell and broke her leg then while in rehab at nursing home, it was determined she needed ltc. She’s been at nursing home ever since. Nursing home says no Medicaid beds available. She has been approved for Medicaid. Can they force her out? What advice does anyone have should I just not agree? Want the best for mom… she like it there and it’s one of nicer nursing homes in my area.

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Yes, unsafe discharge to send her home if no one to care for her. She can stay in Rehab, IMO, until a bed opens up. Or, you can have her transferred if they find a bed somewhere else.
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Correct, you should not approve the discharge, once you say yes discharge her to my care she will be sent home with you. If they already told you that she needs ltc, and she is already in a place where she can get that then hold on and fight for her to remain there until a bed opens up. My understanding is they cannot discharge her without having a place to send her to. Good luck
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Is it that there are no open beds currently? Or do they not accept Medicaid recipients, period? If they don't accept Medicaid there's nothing you can do but move out or they will begin charging her full rates.

Being on Medicaid means a shared room almost all the time.

If they are short on beds, you can maybe negotiate putting her in a private room and having her pay the difference until there's a bed available. We did this for my MIL when she went into a facility. But we were 3 sets of siblings/couples so we split it 3 ways and it was do-able for a limited time, plus it was not a very fancy/expensive facility but the admins and staff were great.

If she moves out of the facility she may need to go on a waiting list. Some areas of the county have more demand than others. Current residents get first dibs on Medicaid beds.
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Dabing Apr 16, 2024
Thank you they do accept Medicaid, but are short on beds. The social worker there has been watching for availability other nursing homes and I was wondering if I just didn’t accept then in time to your point she would get a Medicaid bed there. However obviously I don’t want to do anything to jeopardize things for myself or my mother. Thanks again I am sure you are well aware of difficulties navigating through all of this. It’s nice to get any help I can!
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