McKnight’s Senior Living March 17, 2023
Older adults who are dually eligible for the Medicare and Medicaid programs are highly concentrated in assisted living communities, according to a research letter published in JAMA Health Forum.
The finding could represent “a disadvantage because Medicaid reimbursement rates are generally lower than private pay rates,” concluded the authors, from Brown University and Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center in Rhode Island. “Future research is warranted to evaluate assisted living care quality by the distribution of dually eligible adults.”
Almost one in five assisted living residents, the authors noted, relies on Medicaid to pay for personal care and supportive services. High concentrations of residents dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in nursing homes are associated with lower staffing levels and more...
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