Bird - AFC, so you are in an assisted living facility? If that is the case, I'd suggest that your first step is to find out IF your state does a Medicaid waiver program for AL (not all states do or it's limited); then if your AFC accepts the waiver and under what conditions (tends to be 2 years of private pay before your name goes onto a waiting list).
The AL waiver program can be problematic as isn't automatic either by the State to continue to fund or for a facility to participate in. For my state - Louisiana - the AL waiver program has thousands on a waiting list and the State is shifting waiver funding to PACE centers. If your in a state that's doing this, you might want to look into eligiblity for skilled nursing placement in a NH as most take medicaid (so you'd apply for Medicaid).I got my mom moved from private pay IL to NH on Medicaid and bypassed AL stage. Not simple but can be done.
The AL waiver program can be problematic as isn't automatic either by the State to continue to fund or for a facility to participate in. For my state - Louisiana - the AL waiver program has thousands on a waiting list and the State is shifting waiver funding to PACE centers. If your in a state that's doing this, you might want to look into eligiblity for skilled nursing placement in a NH as most take medicaid (so you'd apply for Medicaid).I got my mom moved from private pay IL to NH on Medicaid and bypassed AL stage. Not simple but can be done.