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Clear guidance for complex care decisions.
Evidence-informed articles on CalAIM, California residential care, care transitions and the questions families need answered.
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Browse 48 evidence-informed guides on CalAIM, California residential care, transitions and family caregiving.
What Happens After a CalAIM Assisted Living Referral Is Submitted?
A practical map of intake, information gathering, review, facility matching, authorization and transition planning.
Why CalAIM Assisted Living Referrals Stall—and How Families Can Unstick Them
Most stalled referrals are not solved by calling more people. They are solved by identifying the exact missing decision, document or owner.
A CalAIM Request Was Delayed or Denied: What to Do Next
Read the notice, identify the reason, protect deadlines and focus any response on the plan’s stated decision—not assumptions.
CalAIM and Medi-Cal Share of Cost: Questions Families Should Ask Before a Move
Share of Cost is an eligibility and payment concept—not a price quote for assisted living. Confirm how it applies before relying on a transition budget.
CalAIM for People With Both Medicare and Medi-Cal
Medicare and Medi-Cal have different roles. Knowing which plan owns which decision makes long-term-care transitions easier to navigate.
Community Supports That May Matter Around an Assisted Living Move
An assisted living transition may solve one need while leaving meals, equipment, follow-up or personal support unresolved. Ask about the whole plan.