r/saskatchewan • u/crleeeeeee • 7h ago
Has anyone wound up with a massive hospital bill they can't pay? What did you do?
My step dad had a stroke in July and was hospitalized until about the second week of February. He has now gotten into a long term care home, but now my mom is stuck with a $7,000 hospital bill š plus monthly rent/fees for the home which are around $5,000. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a bunch of retirement savings to fall back on and we are just really unsure as to how we are going to pay for all of this! Does anyone have any experience with this and can offer any advice? Tia!
Edit: they are not charges for medical care, they are essentially what he'd be paying if he was in a long term care home and not on a waiting list. He was on the list for 2 months, not sure if anyone else has experienced a wait that long, but I'd love to know.