I spent a long time on the phone this afternoon in yet another fruitless attempt to get my mom approved for Medicaid:
Timothy Jefferson @ ElderSource 904 391-6650
said he received an email from Linda Kattenoff and had Deborah‘s supervisor on the phone listening
said CARES is the only agency that can do assessments
said we need to do an “intake referral” by ElderSource
said based on results of assessment, mom will be placed on a “wait list” at ElderSource
said no idea how long it could be before funds are released, made available to people on wait list
said funds are based on what’s available @ ElderSource
said the Director of Operations is in charge of releasing funds
said the order of the list is based on need/frailty
told me to call 8882424464 between 7:30A-6:30p ET and say I need to do an intake referral for a Medicaid waiver
all of this is managed by CARES and the Department of Children & Family Services
said CARES administers “nursing home diversion” wait list, which is another very similar program