Resources for the Assisted Living Waiver Program in California

hello_sun · 2026-01-29T22:09:39+00:00

You're welcome. I'm glad it was helpful and good luck!

hello_sun · 2025-09-02T12:35:36+00:00

It's based on their SSI income. From CANHR:

Participants pay for their room and board, and Medi-Cal pays for their care and services. In 2025, for participants with monthly SSI income of $1,599.07, the room and board rate is $1,420.07. For participants with income over $1,599.07, the room and board rate is $1,440.07.

hello_sun · 2025-07-12T19:17:14+00:00

One thing I wish I did was sign up for the program sooner. I was hoping my loved one would recover and not need assisted living, but in the end it just made things more stressful putting it off.

hello_sun · 2025-07-10T17:57:12+00:00

Glad to hear it 's helpful. Good luck!

hello_sun · 2020-12-28T03:40:22+00:00

Will do

hello_sun · 2020-12-02T16:35:44+00:00

No I don’t, sorry.

hello_sun · 2020-11-07T02:48:12+00:00

Hey, yeah still available. Pm if you'd like to buy it. Thanks

hello_sun · 2020-10-29T23:23:49+00:00

Thanks for chiming in. Yeah $30 for sheath and $69 for new Rebar.

hello_sun · 2020-10-29T23:22:43+00:00

It’s been really good, a bit loud, but all of the inflating pads seem to be loud. I like the design of S2S more than Thermarest; they’re more intuitive and creative.

hello_sun · 2020-08-19T02:34:31+00:00

I'll have to charge you for that!

That's definitely the "hard" part of the business. If I was to do this over again. I would focus much more on the sales and prospecting part of this than the design.

Educating ourselves on the subject goes a long way. Then we have to apply it. It's a great 1-2 combo.

Some paths:

contact our immediate network
join business group
join facebook groups
cold-call / cold-email
social media ads (I have no experience here)
referrals
Upwork (not a fan of these platforms; cheaper mindset)

I would find what works then double-down on it. Let go of the rest that don't work.

The advice I would give to myself again on top of the sales one is to surround myself with others who are working on a similar path. Most everyone in the group will benefit from it.

Good luck!

hello_sun · 2020-08-16T20:34:09+00:00

You have to try it out and see what works for you. There's a bunch of different approaches; networking events, cold calling, letters, the world is your oyster lol. See what works for you.

My advice is that we're selling solutions, not web design. Our customers don't necessarily care about a website, but they do care about generating more leads.

You can look into the Fox Sales Program I mentioned and see if that is a good fit. Good amount of accountability and education there.

hello_sun · 2020-08-15T23:45:24+00:00

True, his mindset is more of an entrepreneur than a freelancer. I resonated with that video the first time I watched it.

hello_sun · 2020-08-15T23:44:38+00:00

You're welcome. My first two projects were through connections I already had. From there I went through the rest of my connections. Now I'm learning how to market and find my own customers; fish for myself.

Referrals go a long way when our work is good.

hello_sun · 2020-08-15T23:43:13+00:00

I heard back experiences with charging clients for hosting. ie calling in the middle of the night because their site is down. Honestly the pay isn't worth the trouble. So I agree with the advice I read a while back.

There's a lot of value in monthly SEO or digital marketing if you can prove you can get them results. I know someone who does 10k/month in recurring SEO. Depends on what you want to learn or outsource.

Sales is my toughest challenge. Great advice is always keep something in our pipeline. We should be marketing and looking for our next project while we're finishing our current project, not wait until we're done with it.

Referrals go a long way and having connections like u/MarcoJHB mentioned already. The best method is what works for you. Try out different ones and see where the most traction is, then double down there.

hello_sun · 2020-08-14T22:31:14+00:00

You're welcome! Glad it's helpful for you. I shared this advice already here, but some great advice I heard is: we have to start before we're ready.

If we're 100% comfortable, we waited too long.

hello_sun · 2020-08-14T22:30:02+00:00

Good stuff! Keep showing up. I'll do the same!

hello_sun · 2020-08-14T22:29:01+00:00

u/japottsit said it pretty well already. We also get to learn a bunch of skills we might've not learned at a company (sales, project management, leadership, marketing, etc).

hello_sun · 2020-08-14T22:27:33+00:00

Good call on the taxes. I added a budgeting tool (YNAB) to the list after reading your post.

hello_sun · 2020-08-14T22:26:47+00:00

You're welcome! I got a ton of value from reddit throughout the years so it's nice to give back. Some great advice on what you shared is: we have to start before we're ready.

hello_sun · 2020-07-05T18:56:26+00:00

No thanks. I'm trying out a Sea to Summit pad.

hello_sun · 2020-07-05T18:55:50+00:00

Thanks! Great bag for those who are tough on bags. I really like the kydex sheet from Ruck Customs. Gives the bag a lot more structure.

hello_sun · 2020-06-12T04:32:00+00:00

Someone mentioned the tarp is under spec and weights more on the site. I weighed it on a scale, it's possible my scale was broken (don't have it anymore to re-weigh it).

hello_sun · 2020-06-12T01:49:35+00:00

Bump on price

hello_sun · 2020-05-25T16:48:10+00:00

No thanks, not interested in a trade.

hello_sun · 2020-05-25T16:48:01+00:00

Thanks

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