One of the reasons there are very few home health care aides available is the current Covid-19 situation. Many people took their loved ones out of senior care facilities and have decided to use home health care. This has been great for home health care businesses but also difficult because there is always a shortage of caregivers in general but now there are even less of them.

Most facilities that are called Assisted Living are usually all private pay. That means you can't use insurance or Medicare or Medicaid benefits. You can use Medicare for things like medical care or prescriptions while living there but not to pay for the apartment or living space. Skilled Nursing facilities or Nursing Homes often take insurance and these types of benefits. It is very important to make sure you ask about this before going to tour a place. You do not want to waste valuable time looking at places that you will not be able to afford.