A Message to Connie
January 23rd, 2012 @ 2:03 pm

I just received this email from Constance “Connie” Wade at Halifax Hospital: Dear David. I am sending you the information you requested. Your Mother’s height is recorded to be 67.99 inches and weight is 228.84. It is good you are working on a medicaid waiver. We do need to understand her funding. I have requested […]

A Very Long Day
January 20th, 2012 @ 6:20 am

Here are my notes from January 20th: 0620: Connie Wade called, my first conversation with her unsure of her own email address – conniewade@halifax.org? sounded very caring and competent, said mom is on 2500 unit and Rhonda is her nurse today Connie gave me address to send mom cards, etc. Halifax Psychiatric Center 303 N […]

ElderSource Call
January 19th, 2012 @ 1:30 pm

I spent a long time on the phone this afternoon in yet another fruitless attempt to get my mom approved for Medicaid: Timothy Jefferson @ ElderSource 904 391-6650 said he received an email from Linda Kattenoff and had Deborah‘s supervisor on the phone listening said CARES is the only agency that can do assessments said […]

Looking for Answers
January 18th, 2012 @ 1:12 pm

I sent the following email to Sophia Mas at Stewart-Marchman: Dear Sophia, I spoke with both the Elder Help Line at (888) 242-4464 and C.A.R.E.S. at (386) 238-4946 and neither one of them has any record at all of my mother. I spoke with a woman named Linda at C.A.R.E.S. and a woman named Deborah […]

Re: Kathleen Gagne
January 18th, 2012 @ 12:06 pm

I sent the following email to Judy Martin at Hampton Manor. For a few days she seemed to be very caring and interested in helping, and then she simply completely stopped responding to phone calls or emails. Dear Judy, Thank you for the information and for continuing to help me help my mother. I spoke […]

ElderSource
January 18th, 2012 @ 9:40 am

I called the Elder Help Line at ElderSource at (888) 242-4464 in an attempt to have mom placed on a wait list for an “assisted living waiver”. I spoke with Deborah who said that this was, “confusing.” She said C.A.R.E.S. needs to do an assessment before ElderSource can add mom to any wait list. So […]

C.A.R.E.S.
January 18th, 2012 @ 9:30 am

I called C.A.R.E.S. at (386) 238-4946 and talked to Linda in the Department of Elder Affairs. She said there are two wait list programs, but mom is only eligible for one of them because of her age, and that she needs “assisted living assistance”.

Working on Medicaid
January 18th, 2012 @ 7:43 am

Judy Martin <Judy.Martin@HamptonManor.net> send me this email with the subject line “telephone # for CARES”: 386-238-4946. Good luck David. Hope this will have a good outcome so we can consider placement here at Hampton Manor for your mom.

A Response from Sophia Mas
January 11th, 2012 @ 10:44 am

Sophia Mas at Stewart-Marchman sent me this email: David, In response to our phone conversation here is the information: 1. Elder Helpline ph#s 888-242-4464 or 904-777-2106 [open7:30am to 6:30pm./ Eastern standard time] Your mother was accepted into the Waiver Program “waiting list” in early Dec. Questions to ask: ยท Where is KG on the waiting […]