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I would call APS and report a vulnerable adult. Explaining you are not in the position to care for him. If they find he needs intervention, I would allow them to take over his care especially if you have no POA. The problem would be, that you will not be able to chose where he is placed or involved in his care. The state will appoint a guardian for him. You could become is guardian but for you it means a lawyer, a large expense and a Judge, so court. Then you have all the responsibility. The State will get him placed much sooner.
I don't think Hospitals are under the "unsafe discharge" rule. Did you pick up brother from the hospital? If so, at that point you or whoever picked him up, took on the responsibility of his care. You (or whoever picked him up) should have refused saying it was an "unsafe discharge" also saying there was no one at his home to care for him and you are not capable of taking on that responsibility.
Again, the State can be called in to care for him. If he went to Rehab, you could have asked for a 24/7 eval. If found he needed 24/7 care you could then claim it would be unsafe to discharge him and he needed to transfer to Longterm care after his Rehab. You don't have to care for him but you can be involved with getting him placed and see to his needs once he admitted to LTC or let the State take over. Once in LTC all his needs will pretty much be met. Maybe just clothing bought and he will have a Personal Needs acct for that. This is where $50 is taken from his SS check to be used for his personal needs.
Keep us posted on your progress. Hopefully you will be successful in your attempt to find a place for your brother.
Best wishes to you.
You call his local Area Agency on Aging and ask what else you can do.
Contact NAMI:
https://namiga.org/ This link includes an emergency number you can call.
Every state in the US will pay for Nursing Home care if the patient is both medically and financially at need. Likely when you looked at financial qualification, you were looking at Community Medicaid, not long term care Medicaid.
Do you hold power of attorney for him?
Was your brother released from the hospital after he was assessed as being able to care for himself or did he check out Against Medical Advice?