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LONG TERM CARE IN OHIO
Our Mission is to assist consumers with information about Long Term Care Services in Ohio and provide Hospitals and Nursing Facilities with the tools they need for appropriate Discharges and Admissions.
1/28/12- Information on the proposed Health Home for mentally ill individuals is available at Health Home, Mental Health and News Release
1/17/12- For the New Medicaid and Medicare Income Guidelines, go to Guidelines
1/13/12- The Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) is in the beginning process of attempting to automate the Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) form ODJFS 3622. State administrators have held discussions around the process of using a web application to fully automate PASRR. They are in the process of seeking input from nursing homes, hospital providers and the Passport Administrative Agencies to make sure the web application is as functional as possible. There is no timeline for implementation as the department continues to explore different approaches and hold discussions with those involved in the PASRR process.
1/11/12 - For the Draft Model Design for and Integrated Care Delivery System in Ohio For Individuals Enrolled in Both Medicare and Medicaid (AKA Strawman Proposal), go to Proposal. For more information, also go to Strawman
1/6/12- Medicaid bed hold reimbursement changes took effect January 1. Medicaid certified nursing facilities (NF's) who had an occupancy rate greater than 95% in the previous calendar year will still receive 50% of their Medicaid rate as payment for a bed hold day. NF's with less than 95% occupancy in the previous calendar year will receive 18% of their Medicaid rate. The maximum bed hold days a resident can have in a calendar year is still 30. Also, there appears to be a delay in the proposed single waiver. The timetable has been pushed back to 11/1/12 from 7/1/12. According to ODJFS Director, John McCarthy, "The administration has backed away from that aggressive timeline to allow more time for input from the people who will be served by the single waiver". There are also federal guidelines that need to be to approved to move forward with the single waiver as well.
12/21/11- We had a very informative discussion with Bonnie Kantor-Burman, Director of the Ohio Department of Aging, this morning (We want to thank Bonnie for taking the time out to do this for us). In our discussion, she wanted to make it clear that it is not necessarily a Managed Care organization who will be taking over when the State of Ohio goes to a Single Waiver process in 2012. She indicated that it is more of a semantic issue that has led to this confusion. Also, she made it clear that The Ohio Department of Aging, as well as all stakeholders involved, are doing their due diligence to make this a successful process. It is a coordination of care process that will be put in place and all avenues will be explored with the main goal of providing the appropriate care to all that require it in the best possible fashion. (See information of the Single Waiver Initiative at Single Waiver ). She indicated that she will provide www.longtermcareohio.com with a clarification/update on the process that is currently being worked on as soon as possible. As soon as we receive it, we will post it for you. If you have any questions on the proposed change in Medicaid reform, you can contact John McCarthy, Medicaid Director at ODJFS at 1-614-466-4443 or by email. (read Mr. McCarthy's 12/20/11 testimony on Medicaid reform plans at Medicaid Reforms) , Greg Moody at The Office of Health Transformation at Greg.moody@governor.ohio.gov or Bonnie Kantor-Burman at Department of Aging at 1-800-266-4346 or 1-614-466-1055.
You can view more information on the single waiver proposal and level of care changes at Single Waiver - The revised Level of Care (LOC) rules are considered Phase 2 of the Front Door Project, which includes the updating and re-writing of rules to provide short-term system balance related specifically to an individual’s level of care.
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11/18/11-Watch a new PASRR/LOC Question and Answer at Ask Tracy-
#1, We have reduced the cost of our PASRR/LOC Home Study program. The cost of the PASRR/LOC home study course (was $99.00, now $69.00). Also, for a limited time, if you order this course we will include our newly updated Ohio Assisted Living Waiver course as a bonus- That is a great value for 13 CEU's (for social workers and nurses in Ohio). To obtain a brochure/registration for this course, go to PASRR/LOC Course.
#2, We have reduced the cost of advertising on our Facility Directory Page (was $349.00/yr, now $99.00/yr.). For a Facility Directory Application, go to Facility Directory.
We hope with these two cost saving measures that we can assist NF's by teaching the PASRR/LOC process and help with exposure through our frequently visited directory.
We help Ohio Medicaid certified nursing facilities streamline the admission process. Other companies claim to do that, such as one described in the Crain's Cleveland Business, June 13-19, 2011 publication. However, if you consider their streamlining as "a plan for communication and that person will be escorted by a member of the team to their room" to be an effective model than you better consider us as opposed to that company. We found that hilarious when we read it and hope too much money wasn't paid for that great advice. Bottom line; We give you the whole process.
| "Striving to help everyone in Ohio achieve their Long-Term Care goals"
-Specializing in the Ohio PASRR & LOC Process
We are locally Owned, Operated and Programmed in Ohio. Often we'll get a question like ,"Why do we have to do a new PASRR screen every time a NF resident enters a hospital psych unit?" If you have a question like this, forward it to us and we would be glad to help. We have developed a team of senior care experts to help educate you on all elements of Ohio PASRR, senior care and senior housing. You can reach us by email. We would be glad to assist for free. |
HENS (Hospital Exemption Notification System) is available now.
It is available to Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Preadmission Review and is meant to streamline the process for short term nursing home admissions from hospitals. To learn more about it, go to HENS
Also Available- Consumer-directed personal care providers are added to PASSPORT Medicaid waiver.
This gives people receiving PASSPORT services another choice when it comes to hiring their provider of services.
For some Q&A regarding coordination between Medicaid Home Health Service with PASSPORT services go to Q&A and for rules on Home Health Care Services, Provisions & Service Requirements, go to Home Health
Purchase a copy of our new and updated book (2011 version),
"In Ohio There is no Such Thing as a Dumb PASRR or LOC Question".
This is a great reference for anyone who deals with PASRR & LOC.
For more information on the book, go to PASRR/LOC Q&A Book.
Click on the link below to obtain
New PASRR Screen
7000 Hospital Exemption Form
Dan is our Resident PASRR/LOC Expert
Our Ask Dan video (below) discusses
Community to Hospital to NF under Medicaid payment with a less than 30 day stay (Hospital Exemption)
The last Ask Dan Video discussed An admission from the Community to a Hospital (Inpatient Admission) to a Medicaid certified NF under a greater than 30 day length of stay. To view all of our previous Ask Dan Q&A's of the week, join our Ohio Association of PASRR & LOC Professionals (OAPLP). It provides a great overview and regular updates on the Ohio PASRR & LOC process. For an application go to,OAPLP Application
We have put together information on this website to help Professionals and Consumers with Long-Term Care issues in Ohio. If there is something that you need that you cannot locate on the site,you can reach us by email. We would be glad to assist.
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Our next PASRR/LOC training will probably scheduled for March 2012 but we do not have a date as yet- stay tuned. It will be set up as a question and answer session based on our book, In Ohio, There is no Such Thing as a Dumb PASRR or LOC Question. For More Information on the book, go to PASRR/LOC Q&A Book.
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-Oftentimes, we receive the question,"What is the proper protocal for a resident at our Medicaid certified nursing home when they no longer meet the criteria to be in the Facility?" For information on this process, go to 483.12 |
For a great overview of the new Ohio PASRR Rules, join our Ohio Association of PASRR &LOC Professionals (OAPLP). For an application go to,OAPLP Application
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If you are unable to attend our Inperson PASRR/LOC Training, we have developed two great new Home Study Courses on the Ohio PASRR & LOC process, you can view Brochures and Registrations for them at PASRR/LOC Course and Tracking
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10/15/11- For information on the new Medicaid Assisted Living Waiver admission criteria go to Assisted Living Waiver Admission Criteria
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Great news on Home Choice-see Newsletters for all the recent updates
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Our Goal is to be your Ohio Senior Living Guide
We want to thank our visitors for making www.longtermcareohio.com one of the most viewed Long Term Care websites in Ohio. You can see how this is possible when you put the words 'List of long term care facilities in Ohio', 'Nursing Home admission process in Ohio', & 'Long Term Care in Ohio' in the Yahoo, MSN, or Google search engines and our site is consistently ranked near the top. Also, for all of our friends in Cincinnati when you put the words 'long term care facilities in Cincinnati Oh' in the Yahoo search engine, we consistently come up #1.
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We hope Governor Kasich supports a Unified Long-term Care Budget Plan. To see updates on this process, you can go to Budget Plan
In September 2007, Ohio unveiled a new partnership
program for individuals who purchase qualifying long term care insurance policies.
For Ohio's Long Term Care Insurance Partnership Disclosure Notice,
you can go to Disclosure Notice.
Additional material specific to the State of Ohio can be
found at Ohio LTC and LTC Partnership
Our resident financial planner, Oakland Lewis, is available to answer questions about this matter. He can be reached by email .
Also, Michele Blanchard at Prosperity, LLC is an excellent contact for Long Term Care Insurance. Her company's website can be accessed at Prosperity. |
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