In NYS, Mom is now in Assisted Living, which is requiring that I apply for Community Medicaid for her. I need help with the application. It's confusing, I don't know where her birth certificate is, what in the world does this question mean, I have no clue what the answer to that question is. There are agencies that will help with these applications but they cost THOUSANDS of dollars to hire those agencies. If people had thousands of dollars to spend on help to apply for Medicaid, they wouldn't need Medicaid. I keep being referred to agencies and telephone numbers that "might be able to help" who all say, "Sorry, can't help, but here's another number to another agency that will also say they can't help." I am DISGUSTED with the world today. Thoroughly DISGUSTED. Everything is far too complicated, and driven by Money, Money, Money.
Let the SW guide you but know the process.
I'm 87 which probably (partially) explains why I agree that everything has gotten far too complicated and driven by MONEY. Welcome to America and Vulture Capitalism! BTW, weren't computers supposed to make life easier and LESS complicated? Well, in theory maybe. In practice, definitely not so much!
Otherwise like JoAnn said below, go to your local Social Service office and they will walk you through the process as well.