Medicaid will cover some of the costs of assisted living, such as memory care or Alzheimer's care. The eligibility criteria must be met. Such requirements, programs, and benefits differ depending on your state of residence. I reviewed it when Mom moved to https://silvergaterr.com/locations-silvergate-retirement-residences/ as her Alzheimer's disease progressed.

@cetude and @newrad, it really depends on the services the individual ALF is willing to provide. Some will provide toileting assistance, even multiple times per day, for residents who need it.

Editing to add ... I didn't realize that @newrad's comment was from 2017, or that she was asking about her son's degenerative disease situation. That really seems like a nursing home would be required. Sorry to have misspoken. What I said is more applicable to a situation with an elderly parent who is losing cognitive and self-care abilities.

@newrad -- full-time care means nursing home.

Assisted living does not provide that--those patients can manage their own toileting and can still get around, but only needs some assistance.

My son has a degenerative disease consisting of many aspects. I currently am his caregiver. When my husband and I are gone I need to know how or where he will be put and what needs to be done. He is only 28 now and we don't know how long he will continue on. He currently requires full time care.

Veryconcerned, I don't know that you will be able to find advice about this here. You might want to look for an immigration lawyer who can help you answer this question. Good luck!

I know that this isn't a new issue in this community relative to nursing home issues,but I'de like to ask has there been situations when,in my case,concerning my mom needing help since i live far away,that close family members who live outside the US can be admitted into this country for the sole purpose to help my aging mom??I'm the only family member she has here in the US and this puts heavy burden on me.That's why Ive asked about this issue

@Lennycare, some states have a waiver program that will allow Medicaid funds to be used for home health needs. I'd suggest contacting your local county's senior services (usually the Area Agency on Aging) to find out what your options are. Good luck!

The VA pension is a good option if the person is eligible, but it mostly goes away if the person goes on Medicaid. People need to be aware of that. It also takes a long time to get approved for the benefit.

The article is informative however it doesn't say any thing about: if the parent is living at home with the husband taking care as the caregiver .Is there any information about help for the caregiver or suggestions regarding this .

I'm confused by this article. I've been advised to rely on Medicaid to pay for ALF care (including room and board) after my folks' LTC benefits run dry. I believe the way it works in my state is that the people receiving care get a small allowance from out of their social security, the rest goes to the ALF, and the ALF gets a certain rate of reimbursement from the state via Medicaid funds. We live in Washington. Maybe it's different in every state but for sure if they were to give up nearly every cent of their SS they wouldn't have enough left to pay for room & board which is over $3500 a month at most ALFs in this state.

I have a friend in Asst. Living in Newport, WA. and every so often she visits her
grown children. The administrator told her she must move out because Medicaid
only allowed 20 days a year to be absent from the facility. Is this true?