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My wife has Lewy Body Dementia and I am not in good health myself. I feel like I can no longer look after her and myself, we are both on Social Security and Medicare. I know I cannot afford a Nursing Home without some kind of help, is there a procedure I should follow to apply for Medicaid?

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Try this link:

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/1979altc_127331_7.pdf

It should take you to a leaflet called "Access to Long-Term Care - Know Your Options."

The leaflet gives various toll-free telephone numbers, including the Department of Human Services who should be able to point you in the right direction.

This is another link to a county-by-county map of the local offices for the Department of Health & Human Services. Your local office should be able to guide you through the Medicaid application process, apparently.

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-73970_5461---,00.html
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Do you have a social worker involved now? I'm assuming your wife sees a Neurologist, if you don't have a social worker assigned to you ask the Neurologist to send a referral to the local hospital Social Worker. The Social Worker will help you apply. You can also apply through your state's website if you feel comfortable doing that. An elder law attorney can also do it for you, if you have assets and savings that may be the best route, but if you just live off SS, have the Social Worker do it for you.
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