Medicaid Diversion is a program that provides financial assistance with the cost of assisted living care in Florida. The Long-term Care Community Diversion Program is a Medicaid waiver program designed to provide community-based services to people who would otherwise qualify for Medicaid nursing home placement. The services provided by the Diversion Program include a variety of long-term care services and Medicaid-covered medical services. The objective of the Diversion Program is to provide frail elders with safe, appropriate community-based care alternatives in lieu of nursing home placement at a cost less than Medicaid nursing home care.

Medicaid Diversion will provide Medicaid benefits to the elderly at home or pay for part of the assisted living facility monthly costs however, Florida Medicaid Diversion is currently on hold. There is no set date for when the program will open for enrollment. There is a waiting list, and if you are not on the list, you must call the Cares department to register. If you already have nursing home Medicaid - Medicaid Institutional Care Program (ICP), you can become a resident of an assisted living facility or even live at home and benefit from Medicaid Diversion without being on the waiting list and without waiting for the program to reopen. To obtain Medicaid ICP (nursing home Medicaid), you must be admitted into a nursing home and approved for Medicaid ICP. Once you have been under Medicaid ICP and living in a nursing home for at least 60 days, then you can benefit from Medicaid Diversion and be able to reside at home or in an assisted living facility