Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, July 23, 1995 TAG: 9508100002
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A8 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Cost: $56 a day.
Forms of payment: private pay, state auxiliary grant, negotiated rate for residents who can't pay full rate but don't qualify for a state grant. Some residents receive a subsidy from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, based on income and assets.
Monthly spending allowance: $40-$60 a month, unless private pay, which is unrestricted.
ALZHEIMER'S UNIT
Cost: $101 a day for semi-private room.
Forms of payment: Residents automatically eligible for VA subsidy, which covers $35.37 of the daily cost. The remainder, $65.63, is covered by private pay, private insurance or Medicaid.
Monthly spending allowance: $30 if resident receives Medicaid. Amount is set by Virginia Department of Social Services. No allowance restriction for others.
NURSING HOME CARE UNIT
Cost: $96 a day.
Forms of payment: Residents automatically eligible for VA subsidy, which covers $35.37 of the daily cost. The remainder, $60.63, can be covered by Medicaid, private pay or private insurance.
Monthly spending allowance: $30 a day for Medicaid clients. No allowance restriction for others.
SKILLED CARE
Veterans must have had three-day acute hospital stay to be eligible for skilled care. For those who do, Medicare pays for 100 days of care - 100 percent of first 20 days, 80 percent from day 21 to day 100.
Cost: Medicare reimbursement rate.
Monthly spending allowance: No restriction.
by CNB