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Home care is about the same as a nursing home. The benefit is the patient can stay in their own home and still feel some independence. Home care nurses will also help with house work.
Many people do not realize that nursing homes offer more than just residential care for those unable to live on their own. Nursing homes also offer in-patient rehabilitation. If rehabilitation is still needed once a patient's hospital stay is no longer covered by insurance, a nursing home will often be able to care for the patient. Most insurances will cover the cost of their stay at the nursing home.
Some insurance policies will cover a short nursing home stay if the primary caregiver goes in the hospital. Certain out of pocket expenses may be charged based on the level of coverage.
Whether Medicare will pay for nursing home care is not a matter of how much money the patient needs. In general, Medicare does not pay for long term, "custodial" care, which is the reason for most nursing home admissions. Medicare will pay for nursing home care for rehabilitation; in such a case, the medical record must show that the patient is progressing.
There are different names for places where elderly people stay, depending on the kind of care needed. Retirement home, nursing home, assisted living facility, skilled nursing, senior housing, special care facility, retirement community, and care homes are some of the names.
If you are looking for easy why not just stay home? Nursing is work.
If the individual with a life estate has moved to a nursing home, the owner of the property can check on the home, as long as they respect the rights of the individual with the life estate. However, the owner should also ensure they are not infringing on the privacy or rights of the individual in the nursing home. It's advisable to communicate and coordinate with any legal representatives or family members involved.
Nursing homes are a good option when you are low on funds. Before you go into a nursing home make sure they are supported by the state since they will be the one paying for your stay.
An elderly or disabled person who needs nursing home level of care and can't afford it should apply for Medicaid. There are programs to provide in-home services (but not round-the-clock care) for such persons.
Medicare does not pay for long-term nursing home placement. Rules are as follows for nursing home coverage. You must have had at least a 3 night hospital stay (not observation) within the last 30 days prior to admission to nursing home. Days 1-20 are covered at 100%, days 21-100 have a $137.50 copay per day if you do not have a secondary insurance to cover the cost. Although you are allowed 100 days of medicare coverage you must exhibit a "skilled need" such as wound care or therapy services or else medicare will not pay for the stay. You are allowed 100 days at a time. In order to have your 100 days start over you have to exhibit "60 consecutive days of wellness" meaning no hospital needs. Then you must have another 3 night hospital stay to start the cycle over againType your answer here...
Well a nursing home in general houses the elderly, again, generally speaking, so the family should pay for the accommodation. As in the son of an old man with chronic diseases where the son pays for his old fathers accommodation in the nursing home and as long as they are getting paid i guess it would be the sons choice wheather to keep his father in or not and so the father would have no say in the issue ... I guess that's how it is ... *** Hope I helped XD