Medicaid Pending AL monthly payments

**update: I ended up paying. Director refused to put in writing that they will honor the overpay in credits. Said it would make him look "disingenuous". That he has to honor the credits or it would be Medicaid fraud. It was taking too much of a toll on my mental health to have this battle as my attorney's quit responding to me. Always a learning curve to every situation it seems.

Maybe I just need to air this out, but I am struggling to understand what I should do. I am working with an Elder Law Attorney, just for advice for now, while pending Medicaid approval. It has been over a month since I submitted the application and it has been a couple of weeks since the AL Waiver Assessment. The AL Waiver was approved but we have to wait on the doctor to sign off, then she said that will get the Medicaid process going. (I have only gotten a notice that the application was submitted).

My Attorney said not to pay full amount while my mom is pending, only the estimated patient liability amount because we do not have a back date for Medicaid yet. Well her AL facility is threatening eviction if I don't pay the full amount because she is technically private pay until Medicaid approval. Attorney says no, according to Ohio Administrative Code Rule 3701-61-02 (A)(3). "Until her application is denied and if there is no appeal to the denial, she is unable to be discharged from the facility for failure to pay." Attorney and AL Director are sending heated exchanges to each other about this. While I feel protected by this code, that does not stop someone from trying to evict my mom. I am so stressed about this. Director does not seem to want to communicate about this at all. He claims he cannot make a prorated monthly bill for her (to pay the estimated liability payment), it's either pay in full or get out. But he is able to credit whatever she overpays to future months rent (say she fully pays for two months and Medicaid is back dated to those two months so he can take the extra she paid off future months). No trust has been established that he will uphold this (that is what worries the Attorney). Attorney is also worried said credit will mess with the process: "The issue with a credit at the facility is that it can be considered a resource for Medicaid, meaning that even if that money is not in her account, Medicaid could count the credit as part of her assets."

For my own mental health at this point, because I am sick with worry about this, I am wondering if a compromise will do. If we get a written statement signed by the Director he will credit her account to match Medicaid date and mom continues to pay full amount. They are both fervent in their stances, but I am the one left with the choice/risk. I obviously have months ahead of me until approval I assume because there is also a possible penalty period.
Has anyone had to deal with this??