Comparing options, answered plainly
What's the difference between a supported home and a nursing home?
Medical vs non-medical, and who pays for each.
Comparing options, answered plainly
Medical vs non-medical, and who pays for each.
A nursing home delivers skilled nursing and medical care for people who need that level every day. A supported home provides non-medical support with daily living, in a smaller, home-like setting — it is not a medical facility.
Source: Medicare.gov, nursing-home / skilled nursing care — medicare.gov.
Nursing home: Medicare covers a limited skilled stay after a qualifying hospital admission; Medicaid covers long-term nursing-home care for those who qualify. Supported home: Medicaid HCBS waivers pay the support services; the resident’s SSI covers room and board.
Source: Medicaid.gov, HCBS — medicaid.gov.
The right setting follows the person’s needs assessment. Someone who needs daily skilled nursing may need a nursing facility; someone who needs support and structure but not medical care is often better served in a small group / supported-living home. A care manager or discharge planner can help decide.
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