In realizing we are reaching the close of 2019, I thought it time to catch up. In a nutshell life has been a constant blur, so much going on. I have discovered that when working from home, and for myself, it isn’t easy to hide from things. Now let’s be honest, when you have to go to work outside the home it makes it easier to say you don’t have time, you have too much to do. Why is it thought that if you work from home you can just step aside from your job and attend to other things? Well I guess in reality you can . . . which is why you end up doing so many things at one time.
Be warned, to successfully work from home you must be a multi-tasker!
We spent three months tackling the maze of Medicaid for my mother. She is now finally settled into her life in a nursing home. It wasn’t an easy road for her, or us. One of my goals had been to document the process here to help others. Well that didn’t happen. One thing that is very important is to not let it take over your life. It so easily can, especially if I had taken the time to do something here too.
I did learn that each case can be very different, and not to wait until it is time to apply to learn about it. Fortunately I had done some of the preliminary work, and it was still a horrible process. Because of what we learned with my mother, we are getting well prepared with my in-laws. But also with out own children. The years go by so fast. As we navigate life making sure our parents are ok, it won’t be long until our children will be doing the same for us.
So, my best advice, when you see an advertisement for a workshop on Medicaid, sign up! Better yet, a workshop on Senior Planning in any form. It will definitely be time well spent.