Are state licensed facilities that provide housing and care for private pay in Georgia. Many facilities thought of as assisted livings are really licensed as personal care homes (note: the name “Senior Living” does not have specific licensing attached and can be either type of facility, but is generally licensed as a personal care home) Facilities with 25 or more residents will be licensed as assisted living facilities.
Costs start at $3000 a month.
Potential Payor Sources: Private Pay, VA aid and attendance*, LT Care Insurance*
Are state licensed facilities that provide housing and care in a locked secure setting to allow for provision of care to individuals who might otherwise be unsafe to live outside of a nursing home. They are private pay only, often a separate part of an assisted living facility(or can be free standing Memory care only) and require a physician to sign that the individual requires this secure level of care to remain safe. Cost is typically increased over assisted living by $500 or $1000 more per month per individual.
Costs range from $4000- $7000 a month
Potential Payor Sources: Private Pay, VA aid and attendance*, LT Care Insurance*
provide senior friendly apartments for private pay and usually include meals, housekeeping, laundry, maintenance, utilities and transportation in the cost of rent. They can be a great value for seniors who do not need assisted living but would benefit from the conveniences that accompany this choice, or for couples with one member benefitting from a move to an independent living to obtain home care at a reduced rate or time increment( Usually 15 minute time slots and above are available, instead of the typical 6 hour minimum required in the home setting). Note: some Independent Living facilities are only senior friendly or are age requirement apartment communities but offer no services as a part of rent.
Costs range from $3000-5000 a month.
Potential Payor Sources: Private Pay
Care provided in the home or another setting (Assisted Living, etc.) often by a hospice company when certain medical challenges qualify for additional care above and beyond home health care. Medicare or private insurance is the usual payor source. Palliative Care is often administered and overseen by a Nurse Practitioner and may include a Social Worker as a part of the team. Often seen as a “bridge” to hospice care to allow additional necessary care and to begin to discuss more of the significant health challenges the individual is facing.
Short term stays in a nursing home or other facility (can be a specific floor in hospital, free standing facility known as an acute care facility) that is state licensed and provides rehabilitative services that usually include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and nursing care as needed. Medicare or private insurance is the usual payor source. Average length of stay is 21 days, but with a daily copay can increase to 100 days per stay. Acute rehab stays generally require certain diagnosis’ and the ability to perform up to 3 hours or more of rehab daily. Rehab in a skilled nursing home setting generally requires the assessed ability (both cognitively and physically) and the willingness to perform rehab up to an hour or more of therapy daily.
Facility that usually offers both rehab(see info to left) and long-term care in the same building, often in different wings of the building. Long term care is paid in one of two ways: privately with average costs in this area ranging from $6000-10,000 per month or if the senior's income is low enough to qualify for nursing home Medicaid, at admission or at a future point in care needs, Medicaid becomes the payor source. Elder care lawyers are very helpful in assisting with Medicaid planning, especially when a couple is involved.
Skilled Nursing Home Costs (Long term, not rehab)
Payor Sources: Private Pay, LT Care Insurance*, State Medicaid $6000-10,000 per month.
Home care is a private state licensed agency that provides private duty caregivers for an hourly fee. The initial assessment is completed by a nurse, and then plan of care is updated every 3 months, with nurse overseeing care plan. Personal care aides can be unlicensed, or licensed (CNA) but should make sure they are trained if providing physical assistance. Please note that home care and home health are not the same type of service. Home Care provides custodial care (non-skilled) such as assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs: dressing, bathing, toileting, hygiene, feeding…) and Instrumental Activities of Daily living (IADLs: Managing transportation, shopping, meal preparation, housecleaning, use of telephone or mail, medication reminders). Home care services are not covered by Medicare or Medicare Advantage Plans. If you have long term care insurance, please check your policy for home care coverage. For a person needing assistance in the home in the Metro Atlanta area that would qualify as needing financial assistance through Medicaid CCSP or Source (already determined as disabled) programs, please call Empowerline at 404-463-3333 to speak to a certified information and referral specialist. Or visit https://www.empowerline.org for more information about CCSP and Source programs. You may be eligible for VA (Veteran’s Assistance) for home care services. https://www.benefits.va.gov/pension/aid_attendance_housebound.asp.
Note: It is illegal to charge for assistance with VA aid and attendance benefit.
Home Care Payor Sources: Private Pay, VA Aid and Attendance*, LT Care Insurance*, State Medicaid*
Average cost per hour of private pay home care is $30-35. Typical requirements also include 6 hour minimum visit to schedule for care in the home.
Example: Average hourly rate $30 per hour, 8 hours per day for 7 days = $87,600 per year.
Note: Using neighbor, church member, extended family may result in lower cost options. Please NEVER hire a stranger who is not employed through an agency that completes national background checks, checks licensing, bonds and insures and may require a CNA only to provide care(or elsed benefit from the conveniences that accompany this choice, or for couples with one member benefitting from a move to an independent living to obtain home care at a reduced rate or time increment).
Note: some Independent Living facilities are only senior friendly or are age requirement apartment communities but offer no services as a part of rent.
*if requirements are met
Are state licensed facilities that provide housing and care for private pay in Georgia. Many personal care homes are licensed for 3-5 people in the home and are operated in houses in subdivisions with no signs, etc., though several are medium size facilities and will house up to 24 residents and appear more like an assisted living facility. Personal care homes provide care similar to assisted living settings, and a few facilities can provide higher level care (concierge care) and will serve patients with specific feeding tube, catheter or other medical challenges, however the cost is proportionate to the care provided. There are a limited amount of Medicaid accepting personal care homes throughout Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas. Requirements for admission generally include the ability to ambulate in a wheelchair, independently or with an assistive device such as a cane, walker or rollator. Most Medicaid accepting personal care homes require independent toileting skills, and sometimes a wheelchair is unable to be used due to size of doorways, etc. These often have a waitlist and are first come first serve once Medicaid CCSP has been approved.
Assre state licensed facilities that provide housing and care for private pay in Georgia. Many personal care homes are licensed for 3-5 people in the home and are operated in houses in subdivisions with no signs, etc., though several are medium size facilities and will house up to 24 residents and appear more like an assisted living facility. Personal care homes provide care similar to assisted living settings, and a few facilities can provide higher level care (concierge care) and will serve patients with specific feeding tube, catheter or other medical challenges, however the cost is proportionate to the care provided. There are a limited amount of Medicaid accepting personal care homes throughout Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas. Requirements for admission generally include the ability to ambulate in a wheelchair, independently or with an assistive device such as a cane, walker or rolater. Most Medicaid accepting personal care homes require independent toileting skills, and sometimes a wheelchair is unable to be used due to size of doorways, etc. These often have a waitlist and are first come first serve once Medicaid CCSP has been approved.
Medical Care provided in the home, or another setting when a doctor writes an order recommending this care due to certain medical challenges that have a prognosis of being terminal within approximately 6 months. This is not a death sentence, and due to personal discomfort of many doctors and families to discuss these needs, it is often overlooked and one of the most under-utilized benefits that is provided for in our system. A patient can be on hospice, improve and be taken off hospice and then return to hospice when appropriate again. Some of the goals of hospice are to provide comfort care, aggressive pain management when needed, and assist with a peaceful life to death transition through the services of nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains and more team members. Often, treatment (ie, chemotherapy, dialysis and other life sustaining services do not combine with the hospice benefit but each case is different and free consults are offered by reputable companies). Bigger companies often come with more services.
Medicare or other private insurance is the usual payor source.
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