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Nevada
A short summary of Nevada Assisted Living
Nevada
What is it called?
· Residential Facility for Groups
What services are provided?
· Limited supervision on a 24 hour basis
· Assistance with activities of daily living
· Assistance with medication administration of staff member has completed state-approved training and passed an examination
Who can be admitted?
· Individuals who use wheelchairs or walkers if the facility is equipped properly and provides assistance at all exits and steps
· The following needs may be accommodated if facility monitors and assists residents as needed and the resident receives appropriate treatment by a medical professional if necessary
o Need for oxygen
o Use of intermittent positive pressure breathing machine
o Colostomy or ileostomy
o Need for manual removal of fecal impactions, or use of enemas or suppositories
o Indwelling catheter
o Manageable bowel or bladder incontinence
o Contractures
o Diabetes
o Regular intramuscular, subcutaneous or intradermal injections
o Tracheostomy or open wound requiring treatment by medical professional
o Presence or risk of developing a pressure ulcer
· Individuals who require protective supervision only if
o Resident is able to follow instructions
o Resident is able to make needs known to caregivers
o Facility direct-care staff members can meet resident’s needs and protect other residents
Who is inappropriate?
· Must be refused admission or evicted
o Bedfast or immobile
o Requires chemical/physical restraints, or requires confinement in locked quarters
o Requires skilled nursing care on a 24-hour basis
o Need for care the facility cannot provide
o Need for gastrostomy care
o Staphylococcus or other serious infection
o Unmanageable bowel or bladder incontinence
o Any other serious medical condition
· Exceptions to disqualifying eviction conditions
o Ill or injured residents who are expected to recover within 14 days may be retained
o Facility may provide hospice care for terminally-ill residents
What training is required for direct care staff?
· Initial training
o Related care to residents
· Continuing training
o Eight hours per year on providing for residents’ needs
Is any public payment available?
· Yes, the Medicaid program may pay for personal care services through a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waiver
More Information
Division of Health Nevada Long Term Care Ombudsman
Bureau of Licensure and Certification (702) 486 - 3545
(702) 486 – 6515 www.nvaging.net/ltc.htm
