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What are your options?

What are your options?. The Senior Care Arena Eurith “Chucki” Long-Emerson Personal Care Home Administrator. Objectives. Identify the different levels of long term care in Pennsylvania To have a more in depth knowledge of the levels of care

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What are your options?

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  1. What are your options? The Senior Care Arena Eurith “Chucki” Long-Emerson Personal Care Home Administrator

  2. Objectives • Identify the different levels of long term care in Pennsylvania • To have a more in depth knowledge of the levels of care • Understanding of admission criteria for the levels of care • Statistics – pertinent to Pennsylvania • Brief overview of Memory Care in Pennsylvania • To have time for Questions and Answers

  3. Pennsylvania Statistics • Over 2 million PA Citizens are age 65 and older • Pennsylvania is the 4th state in the United States by percentage of population age 65 and older, behind Florida, West Virginia and Maine. • 1 in 5 Pennsylvanian’s are 60 or older

  4. Pennsylvania Statistics • Number of Nursing Homes in PA- 710 -89,000 NH beds • Number of Personal Care Homes in PA –1200 serving 47,000 residents • Assisted Living Facilities in PA – 22 in 12 counties • Number of HUD Senior Housing in PA – 761 • Home Health Care Agencies in PA – 175

  5. Annual Cost of Care in Pennsylvania 2013 Study Long Term Care.gov US Dept. of Health and Human Services • Nursing Homes Private Room - $102,049.00 - $255,091.00 • Nursing Home Semi Private Room - $91,250.00 - $270,845.00 (Higher – Dementia Care) • Assisted Living/Personal Care- $36,000.00 & up • Adult Day Health - $15, 205.00 • Home Health Aide - $34,000.00 - $42,000.00 • Homemaker Services - $43, 472.00 - $46,120.00

  6. Nursing Homes • Admission Criteria • Straight Admission from your home • Hospital Admission to a Nursing Home • Admission from a Personal Care Home • Medicare Admission • Medicaid Admission

  7. How to Pay / Nursing Homes • Pay with Your Own Funds • Long-Term Care Insurance • Veterans Benefits • Medicare • Medical Assistance

  8. Personal Care Homes • Admission Criteria • Private Pay • Long Term Care Insurance • Veterans Benefits (Vet and Spouse) • Benevolent Care • OPTION- Respite Care

  9. Assisted Living Facilities • Admission Criteria – similar to PCH • Private Pay • Long Term Care Insurance • State Reimbursement ??? • Veterans Benefits • Respite Care

  10. HUD Funded Housing • Admission Criteria • Income vs Assets • Independent • Supported Care • Fixed rent

  11. PCH –vs- AL 3 differences between PC & AL • Concept, Construction & Level of Care Age in Place • AL – Living Units with Kitchens, locked and private rooms. Housing model, Resident can cook and maximize independence. • PC – Some have shared Living Space

  12. Specialized Dementia Care There are approximately 107 Memory Care Facilities in PA 2014 – 270,000 diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in PA 2025 – 320,000 are estimated to have Alzheimer’s Disease in PA Increase of 18.5% from 2014 – 2025

  13. Resources • PHCA –Pennsylvania Healthcare Association • CALM -Center for Assisted Living Management • The Pennsylvania Nursing Home Guide: The Law Firm of Marshall, Parker & Associates, 303 Allegany Street Jersey Shore, PA 17740 www.paelderlaw.com • SF Gate Home Guides http://homeguides.sfgate.com • PA Department of Aging • PA Long Term Living • www.aginginplace.org • www.alz.org

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