PERSONAL CARE HOMES IN KENTUCKY AUGUST 19, 2019 Betsy Johnson - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PERSONAL CARE HOMES IN KENTUCKY

AUGUST 19, 2019

Betsy Johnson– KAHCF/KCAL President/Executive Director Bruce T. Linder- KAHCF/KCAL Executive Vice-President

Operations and Services

902 KAR 20:036 $40.47/day

• Oversight of medical care
• 24 hour supervision
• Medication services including administration
• Residential care
• Housekeeping/Laundry Services
• Personal care services/bathing supplies/linens/clothing/furniture

Operations and Services continued….

902 KAR 20:036 $40.47/day

• Therapeutic diets
• Consultation by a qualified dietician or qualified nutritionist
• 3 meals a day and 3 healthy snacks
• Daily activity services
• *Provide basic instruction in ADL’s and IADL’s to residents transitioning to

community living

First Option for Kentucky

$40.47/day Do nothing:

• Freestanding PC Homes will close due to increased costs of operations (i.e.

competitive wages for staff, services costs, and other costs) Results of doing nothing:

• 3200 Residents across Kentucky will need new placements
• Loss of an important level in the continuum of care
• Increase costs to state: Jails, Homelessness, Hospital emergency room visits,

Increased risk of drug addiction

Second Option for Kentucky

$40.47/day Increase reimbursement and let PC Homes be part of the solution:

• PC Homes will be asking for a rate increase during the 2020 Session
• Last rate increase for PC Homes was in 2006

Results of increasing reimbursement:

• Continue to take care of those with SMI (care, medication, food, services, etc.)
• Most cost efficient level of care

QUESTIONS