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

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