What is an Assisted Living Community?
It is a type of senior care that allows older adults to live independently in their own accommodation, but with 24-hour staff available to provide personal care and support services as needed. These services can include help with the activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, eating, dressing, and taking medication. Assisted living communities also offer lifestyle services, such as meals, housekeeping, transportation, and social activities. The cost of assisted living depends on the level of care, the size, and location of the accommodation, and the amenities and features of the community.
What Services Do Assisted Living Communities Provide?
The services offered by assisted living communities vary from facility to facility. Our services include:
- Three meals a day plus snacks
- Monitoring of medication
- Personal care, including dressing and bathing
- Housekeeping and laundry
- 24-hour emergency care
- Social and recreational activities
How Do I Know What Services I Need?
Talk with your family and caregivers about what services are needed. Take time to consider what services are important to you before you visit assisted living communities. This step will help ease your transition. Think about these questions:
- Why do I want/need to change my living arrangements?
- What daily activities do I need help with (bathing, dressing, toileting, eating, remembering medications)?
- How often do I need help?
Do you have doctors come in on-site for visits?
Yes, we do have both ARNP’s and Physicians that visit with their patients at Southern Life Assisted Living. However, these professionals are not staff physicians.
Do you take Medicaid Long Term Care (LTC)?
Long-Term Care Medicaid
Medicaid is a health insurance program that is jointly regulated at the federal and state levels, available to certain people with low income. This means that the U.S. government creates certain rules that apply to all state Medicaid programs, while allowing each state to make individual choices about the programs they provide to their residents. Certain senior living communities accept Medicaid as payment, while others do not. If you have Medicaid, or want to learn if you’re eligible, you can contact one of our communities so we can connect you with our Medicaid consultant.
Do you offer respite services?
Yes, if we have availability. Fees are discussed prior to move-in.
What selection of rooms and accommodations do you have?
We have both semi-private and private accommodations available.
Do you provide transportation to doctors and shopping?
We provide transportation to medical appointments within the seven-mile radius.
Do you perform safety checks in the rooms?
Yes, safety checks are done on an average of 90 minutes to 2 hours.
What meals do you provide?
There are three meals daily, as well as snacks and beverages.
Do you provide basic cable and telephone services?
We provide all utilities except for the phone. However, there is a phone accessible for residents to make calls.
Are you a Veteran or Surviving Spouse?
Deciding to move to a senior living community is a big, yet exciting, step in life. You can live a maintenance-free lifestyle with access to social opportunities and care when you need it. Many financial options exist to fit the needs of any resident’s situation.
At Innovation Senior Living, our properties are here to help guide you. Our trusted financial consultants can work with you and your family to determine which resources are available to you and the best options for moving forward. Below, you can learn about some financial solutions we can assist you in securing.
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) offers benefits to help Veterans pay for increased senior care. The Aid and Attendance benefit is one of these programs and can provide eligible U.S. Military Veterans and their spouses over $2,600 of monthly, tax-free income, which can help cover the costs of their senior care. Eligibility can be determined in less than 5 minutes by reviewing wartime dates, discharge type, care needs, income, and assets. We have consultants that can help you determine eligibility and prepare and submit your application for benefits.
Veterans
Benefits
Veterans Benefits
Many Veterans do not realize that they may be eligible for benefits from the Veterans Administration.
The Aid and Attendance benefit is a non-service connected pension benefit for Veterans or spouses who need assistance with the activities of daily living, such as bathing, feeding, grooming and dressing.
An individual residing in assisted living is generally presumed to be in need of aid and attendance.
To qualify, the Veteran must be 65 years of age or older and must have had 90 days of service, one day of which must have been during a period of war.
Even if the Veteran never left the United States, he may still qualify as long as he meets these service requirements. In addition, the Veteran must have been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The Veteran must qualify financially for Aid and Attendance benefits.
A surviving spouse may be entitled to a Veteran’s pension, provided she was married to the Veteran at the time of the Veteran’s death.
Our community has partnered with a veteran care coordination company that assists Veterans and their spouses in enrolling into the Aid & Attendance program administered through the Veterans Administration.
Long Term Care
Medicaid
Long Term Care Medicaid
When considering assisted living for yourself or your loved one, cost can be one of the most important factors in the decision-making process.
As you look into finding the best fit for you or your loved one, you will need to know how you will pay for the community and if programs like Medicaid can help with the costs.
In the State of Florida, Medicaid can be used to help pay for some of the costs of the assisted living community if you or your loved one has limited income.
Medicaid is designed to help seniors pay for healthcare when they are unable to pay for it themselves.
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Medicaid Eligibility
- Residency & Citizenship: The applicant must be a resident of Florida and a US Citizen or have proper immigration status.
- Age: The applicant must be age 65 or older and meet certain medical requirements consistent with the level of care requested.
- Income Limitations: The applicant’s monthly income cannot exceed the Federally mandated income threshold.
- Asset Limitations: The applicant’s assets must meet the Federally mandated asset limitation.
