Nursing Home Medicans
Marcella,
Very nice post. I certainly agree with you that nursing homes residents are mostly elderly people. However, according to (Shi, Singh, & Pratt, 2011) indicated that person’s age or the presence of chronic conditions, by itself does not predict the need for long-term care. Additionally, as you’ve mentioned, it is quite important to contain cost. “Medicaid is the largest single source of payment for nursing home services” (Shi et al., 2011). Perhaps, this is just one of the countless reasons why Medicaid runs out of funding for people who sometimes desperately needs it. Very interesting post, I thoroughly enjoy reading.
Mike.
Very nice post. I certainly agree with you that nursing homes residents are mostly elderly people. However, according to (Shi, Singh, & Pratt, 2011) indicated that person’s age or the presence of chronic conditions, by itself does not predict the need for long-term care. Additionally, as you’ve mentioned, it is quite important to contain cost. “Medicaid is the largest single source of payment for nursing home services” (Shi et al., 2011). Perhaps, this is just one of the countless reasons why Medicaid runs out of funding for people who sometimes desperately needs it. Very interesting post, I thoroughly enjoy reading.
Mike.