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as possible. Also, MLTC program is cost and effective to manage Medicaid. All durable medical equipment’s applications need to send to plan that consumers have enrolled to get approval so that every dollar will be spent on the items that consumers really need. According to “The Long term Care Community Coalition(2013), “Care for nursing home residents, among our most vulnerable New Yorkers, makes up close to one third of Medicaid spending on long term care. In fact, nearly half of all nursing…

My choice is where my grandmother is; she is 88 and has been in the nursing home for 3 years now. The nursing home is about 2 miles out of town, which is easy to get to, it’s on a main highway they keep fairly clean. My mother talked to her siblings when the decision to put grandma in the nursing home. My mother was in her life that she couldn’t and wouldn’t get up and around. So the decision to put her in a nursing home was a decision that wasn’t made easy. None of the siblings wanted to deal…

Case Study Heidi is a 72 year-old female who is hospitalized for 70-days after experiencing a stroke and further complications of a deep vein thrombosis of the leg and pulmonary embolus. Her current insurance includes Medicare Part A and B without Medicaid or a Medigap policy. While in the hospital she is treated by both a hospitalist and neurologist. Following her hospitalization stay, she is transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for rehabilitation. After a 30-day stay at the…

to decrease federal Medicaid spending. “The legislation projected to achieve gross federal Medicaid savings of $17 billion over the first five years and $61.4 billion over the following ten years” (Schneider, 1997). The goal of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 was to assist in the reduction of the federal budget by 2002. Accompanying these spending reductions, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 also included provisions that signified the most impactful set of changes in Medicaid since 1991,…

Description of the problem/issue Long Term Care (LTC) “is a range of services” one may need to support their personal care needs. LTC helps individuals with some of the most basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) like eating, bathing, and dressing. LTC also helps support Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) including: housework, medication management, cleaning, and grocery shopping (“What is Long Term Care?”). LTC services in the United States help meet the needs of older adults…

Healthcare today is considerably different than it was over 50 years ago when Medicare was signed into law. Since that time, the United States government has invested billions of dollars into heath care every year. The Medicare program has led to better health care, but has also created the need for constant re-examination and revision. This is due to the continuous changes in health care and the increasing population of older Americans. Despite the on-going changes in health and medicine…

This is an important question as his mom has Medicaid and Medicare. How long has the facility been certified? Certification of the facility will ensure that the owners are following the laws that govern operators of long-term care facilities and that the facility is visited often to confirm that all…

Long Term Care Conchita Ruiz-Alvarez Capella University \ Abstract The need for the extended care has become a reality through the longevity revolution. Millions of people are living longer and longer, reaching an advanced age where infirmities rob them of independence. Health care system isn't designed to cope with long-term care issues. For an elderly widow who is whose hands are so gnarled by arthritis, she cannot dress or turn the knob on her kitchen stove. She is keenly alert, but she may…

Libby Faffler, LNHA, got interested in healthcare administration during her undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Originally, when she began her college education she had wanted to be a nurse. After transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire during her sophomore year, she realized that nursing was not the path she wanted to take. However, Libby was still interested in the healthcare field and wanted to pursue a career in that direction. When she looked at…

Eastmont Towers Community is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) here in Lincoln, Nebraska. Eastmont is a not-for-profit Christian community who strive to provide exceptional services covering all aspects of senior care while promoting diversity and being responsible stewards to residence, their families and the community. Seniors age sixty-two and older can choose from one of the following living options: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Long-Term Care, Palliative Care and…