Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) · Chicago Senior Advisor
Margaret Okafor is a Certified Senior Advisor with more than 20 years helping Chicagoland families navigate assisted living placement, memory care, and the Medicaid maze across the region. She specializes in untangling cost and payment questions — the Illinois Supportive Living Program (SLP) via HFS, the Community Care Program (CCP) via the Illinois Department on Aging, and how North Shore and DuPage County costs compare to the west and south suburbs — for families under pressure. Margaret works closely with the City of Chicago Area Agency on Aging (DFSS) and AgeOptions for suburban Cook County, and has personally toured communities across Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Lake counties, so she knows how neighborhood and county shape the math on every placement.
Margaret Okafor contributes practical, Illinois-specific guidance to the Chicago Senior Advisor blog. Our advice is free to families and grounded in current IDPH licensing data and Illinois Medicaid rules.
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