Michigan

What is it called?

·        Home for the Aged; Adult Foster Care

What services are provided?

·        Facility provides

o       Assistance with personal care

o       Hospice care if the facility is licensed as a hospice or hospice residence, so long as it does not charge or receive fees or third-party reimbursement for that care

·        Third-party services

o       Residents are allowed to receive hospice care from a third-party provider

Who can be admitted?

·        Need assistance with personal care

Who is inappropriate?

·        Must be refused admission or evicted

o       Mental condition that disturbs others

o       Require 24-hour nursing care or intensive nursing care

·        Exceptions to disqualifying eviction conditions

o       Residents may stay in the facility regardless of medical condition if the resident, the resident’s family, the resident’s physician, and the facility agree on continued stay

§         The facility must commit to assuring that the resident receives the necessary additional services

What training is required for direct care staff?

·        Depends on the residents’ service plans and the employees’ needs

·        May include: first aid, medication administration, personal care, and supervision

Is any public payment available?

·        Yes, the Medicaid program may pay for assisted living services through a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waiver

·        According to the 2007 Assisted Living State Regulatory Review, in licensed facilities, the Medicaid state plan covers personal care services only.

More Information

Michigan Family Independence Agency

Office of Children and Adult Licensing

(517) 373 - 8580

www.michigan.gov/fia

Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman

(517) 335 - 0148