You can look for NHs with Medicaid beds but the best ones have wait lists. If she has at home Medicaid services, then you need to contact them to change her status to SNF. They will find an open bed somewhere. If it is important to you, you can hire a patient advocate for assistance, but it sounds like you will have to pay for the professional. Ideally, she should have been placed before Medicaid
Assuming you mean for LTC and not skilled care..... in any case you can locate facilities near you, go to www.Medicare.gov and scroll down to where it says 'find care providers', then choose 'nursing homes' and enter your zip code. You will find all the facilities near you along with their Medicare ratings. If you click on one, you will find the reasons for the ratings. Good luck!
We are random folk from all round the world, Bobbie. If you need information from your own area then you are quite where we are for our area, which is alone with the new "yellow pages" our internet.
The sad truth in these situations is that, when a person is no longer "private pay" but is on Medicaid and other governmental supplemented help, the Facilities for LTC that accept Medicaid patients aren't as plentiful as those accepting private pay. You will also have less interest from companies such as A Place For Mom, who help folks decide on private pay facilities for themselves and/or loved ones.
If your loved one is currently hospitalized or in rehab you can ask the help and guidance of social workers at the institution and discharge planners for placement. Don't forget to investigate also Board and Care. While there are currently fewer of them, they sometimes come at a better price and are often family run, with fewer patients.
in any case you can locate facilities near you, go to www.Medicare.gov and scroll down to where it says 'find care providers', then choose 'nursing homes' and enter your zip code. You will find all the facilities near you along with their Medicare ratings. If you click on one, you will find the reasons for the ratings. Good luck!
If you need information from your own area then you are quite where we are for our area, which is alone with the new "yellow pages" our internet.
The sad truth in these situations is that, when a person is no longer "private pay" but is on Medicaid and other governmental supplemented help, the Facilities for LTC that accept Medicaid patients aren't as plentiful as those accepting private pay. You will also have less interest from companies such as A Place For Mom, who help folks decide on private pay facilities for themselves and/or loved ones.
If your loved one is currently hospitalized or in rehab you can ask the help and guidance of social workers at the institution and discharge planners for placement.
Don't forget to investigate also Board and Care. While there are currently fewer of them, they sometimes come at a better price and are often family run, with fewer patients.
I sure wish you luck.