Legal Question in Elder Law in Alabama

Regarding Elder Law I believe? Not certain

My Mom sold her home, her only source of $$$$ and stability w/the help of my brother and it was sold dirt cheap. (for his convenience, not hers, he had bills to pay off and needed $$$). Anyway, she moved into kind of a retirement community by herself, began having medical problems & was told she couldn't live alone anymore. Instead of taking her home w/him, my Brother signed her into a Private, VERYH expensive Assisted living facility which costs almost 2K per month KNOWING this would eat up her savings and it quickly did so. She began asking him for financial info but her never produced it, I took her to visit an attorney and she filed suit against him. The ALF keeps hounding me to pick her up even tho I have nowhere for her to live. Can they do anything to me if I have never signed anything saying I'd be responsible for her? They've even called DHR to check on any abuse and all I've done is try to help her when she ASKED me to, and nothing more. I don't have anything for myself and live w/another family member, I don't have a home for her to live in or I'd gladly go get her. I don't want her homeless so what is the quickest thing to do to find her housing and the legal thing to do to keep myself clear from law enforcement


Asked on 4/17/08, 3:26 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Nolan Nolan Elder Law LLC

Re: Regarding Elder Law I believe? Not certain

If your mom qualifies for Medicaid, she could move into a facility and Medicaid would pick up the tab. If she doesn't qualify for Medicaid, she might still qualify for VA Aid and Attendance benefits which would supplement her expenses each month. In any case you have no legal obligation to pay for your Mom. They can't force you to guarantee anything.

William G Nolan

www.NolanElderLaw.com

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Answered on 4/17/08, 6:07 pm


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