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she is currently in a home for rehabilitation and insurance will be cutting her off soon and she wants to stay with me and my husband but he doesn’t not want the responsibility of her actions prior to her going in the home. What can I do?

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Is your sister an addict?

Anyway, your husband said no so it’s no.

Two yeses is a yes.

Two nos is a no.

One yes and one no is a no.
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AlvaDeer Jul 23, 2025
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I have to agree that as your husband says no, the answer to your sister is no.

Can you give us more information about "her actions prior to her going in the home"? It sounds like your husband may have good reasons for his decision.

What can you do?" Tell your sister kindly but firmly that moving in with you and your hub is not happening and that she needs to find another option. You don't have to justify or explain or argue - the answer is simply "No."

If you want to be helpful, you could offer to assist her to find another place - but only if you want to. Apparently she is competent to do this herself.
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You need to respect his wishes and respectfully tell your sister no.

"Cutting off soon" means what? Cut off as in after 100 day max or 21 day at 100% coverage? Is she non progressive? Where did she reside before rehab?

There are many options that may be available to her. If she is fully competent to make decisions she needs to meet with the SW to plan her next steps for living arrangements. If she prefers, and you are willing, be available for the meeting as an advocate to make recommendations in the decision making process. Or if not competent she will need to go under guardianship if she doesn't have a POA assigned. NEVER sign anything unless you are POA. And then you always add POA to (name of person).

But you can't change your husband decision based on what your sister wants to do. It is about what she needs to do and living with you and your husband is not an option.
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It's his home too and he says "No".

You can tell her that she needs to find a different option, your home isn't going to be available.
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When one member of the household isn't comfortable with this then the answer is NO, because of all the dire outcomes you can "imagine", the likelihood that they'll be WORSE than you imagine is great.
So the answer is no. Rehab should be expended to its max. Then Sis needs to return to prior living circumstances (where you can be supportive as you choose or are able) or to placement either permanently or temporarily.

This is a marriage and is your family, your home together. Don't ruin everything by insisting on this.
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Number one responsibility is to your family. Yes, your sister is family but the priority goes to your children and your husband.
If your husband does not want her staying then that should be the end of the discussion. Unless there are STRICT guidelines that you can both, as well as your sister agree on.
Not knowing the type of rehab your sister is in this can be tricky.
If she is in rehab for any addictive behavior I understand your husbands hesitation. And there are places where she can rehab safely in a supportive environment.
If she is in rehab for physical condition if she has not made progress in her current rehab what makes you think she will improve with you?

In either case if your sister moves in and establishes residency it can be a nightmare to get her to move out. You would have to LEGALLY evict her, this means filing papers in court, going to court where they will give her 30, 60 days to move out. (and it can take months for an eviction case to get before a judge.)

I think I am going to side with your husband on this if you are going to tally votes.
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IMO, if husband does not want her to stay, she does not stay.

While in rehab, have her evalated for 24/7 care. If its determined she needs it, she can transfer from Rehab into an assisted living (if she has the money) or LTC. If she doesn't have money, LTC with Medicaid paying, would be her choice. Where I live, Rehab is in the same building as LTC so its an easy transfer.
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It's difficult to give any advice without knowing any specifics such as:

-- What is your sister in rehab for?

-- Is she just needing a place to stay, or will this require caregiving duties of you, your husband, or someone else?

-- Will your home need to be modified to accommodate her?

-- How long does she want to stay?

-- What are the reasons your sister can't stay elsewhere?

-- Is there a history of bad behavior with your sister?(referencing "...he doesn’t not want the responsibility of her actions..."

-- What do you want?
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