(CNN) Carrie Lou Rausch, 108, has been in an assisted living facility for almost three years, but her funds to remain there were running dry. Since her home in Columbus, Ohio, doesn't accept Medicaid, Rausch faced a problem unless she came up with some more money. Well-wishers from 22 states raised nearly $50,000 -- $10,000 above the goalSusan Hatfield, Rausch's daughter, said the last 24 hours have been a whirlwind. "Mom could live more than a year, and we will roll over any additional funds," she said. Without this I was going to have to sit Mom down and tell her she had to move, tell her she was out of money," Hatfield said.

Source: CNN January 14, 2017 21:33 UTC