Maintaining benefits

Elderrespect

Hi. I am researching starting an assisted living facility. My biggest concern at venturing out is not whether I make money or not, but losing my benefits at my current job. The business I plan to start does not require me to have many employees and I have heard that I would need to have at least 5 employees to get health insurance for a business. Is this so? If not, any suggestions and are there issues, for example, I have hypertension managed by medication and I am diabetic. Will this prevent me from getting insurance with my business. The cobra insurance through my company, currently runs $2000 a month. Also, I am new to this forum and if there is somewhere else on here where benefits are discussed, please direct me there.
Thanks

MattThomas

Would you be able to afford hiring employees to manage the assisted living facility for you so you can at least temporarily remain at your job so you can continue receiving insurance?