In general unless your parents had tons of money you can just be honest with them, the person is 90 years old on a fixed ss income, the likelihood of you gettin

In general unless your parents had tons of money you can just be honest with them, the person is 90 years old on a fixed ss income, the likelihood of you getting a single dollar is 0%. Just stop trying. Also great for advocacy in the hospital when they wanna discharge and you feel they still need to stay longer. They’re not allowed to discharge without consent, they’ll claim that you’re on the hook OOP for anything Medicare won’t cover… but if the patient has no money, who cares. The social worker can yell till she’s blue in the face about fiscal responsibility but at the end of the day, the hospital will have to eat the cost and actually perform the rehab correctly. (Speaking from experience)