Monday, March 29, 2010

A Place to Live?

Finally?  Maybe?  Almost six months after the stroke it looks like maybe I have found a facility to take me on.  The game plan is supposed to be to go and check it out this weekend.  There have been so many obstacles to overcome to get to this point.  The two biggest issues being my 'young' age (no being considered a senior yet) and money (I have no insurance and am on public assistance).  While I am waiting for word from the SSA (Social Security Administration) on my SSI/SSD case (at the time you apply you are told that it can be two weeks to four years to get a ruling).

At the moment, I am on Medicaid alone which only offers about $292.00 a month for housing.  Even in Missouri, a person would be hard pressed to find a place to live on that amount.  After finding a place to stay there are utilities on top of that.

It appears that facilities for a person of my age with my needs are at a premium and very hard to find.  Wish me luck that this all works out and the facility will work out so I don't have to resort to the street or shelters!

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