Almost a quarter of the people who live in Florida are over the age of 60. For many of these older Floridians, it is very important to get good long-term care. The Florida Agency of Health Care Administration (AHCA) oversees all of the state's health care facilities and runs the Medicaid programme in Florida.
Some of the long-term care facilities that AHCA oversees are listed below:
Assisted living facilities give residents a place to live, food, and some personal services. Residents have to meet certain functional requirements. For example, they have to be able to walk, eat, and take care of their own basic bodily functions. People who are bedridden are not accepted. Medicaid will pay for such a place if both the person living there and the place will qualify.
Adult day care is care that is less than 24 hours a day. They have programmes to help adults with problems. There are many things to do at these centres, like exercise, education, health screenings, and changing bad habits. The main caregivers can also take a break at these centres. Medicaid might pay for some of these programmes.
Adult Family-Care Homes: These homes for the elderly and disabled are set up like a family and can house up to five elderly or disabled people privately (not related). The owner lives with the people who live there. Florida law says that the people who live there can't be bedridden and that they have to meet other requirements as well. Adult family care homes are for people who don't need more help than the owners can give them. Medicaid will pay sometimes if both the person living there and the AFCH are eligible.
Hospice is a programme that helps coordinate professional services for people who are nearing the end of their lives. These services include nutritional counselling, spiritual care, social work, and many others. These services can be given at the patient's home, in the hospital, or at a hospice centre.
If the person is eligible, Medicare or Medicaid will pay for these services.
