Updated 3.12.2023

SOME BASIC INFORMATION:

• 2023 Basics of Medicare Coverage of Skilled Nursing Home (SNF) Facility Care (Rehab Info) Newly Added resource 3/8/24 Click here

• Differences between Medicare & Medicaid Click Here

• Good Information on qualifying for Medicaid Click Here

• Medicaid Managed Plans, My Care Ohio - Click Here

• Medicare Hospice Coverage - Click Here

• Medicare Compare - Ratings on Nursing Homes and Recent Citations Click Here

• Nursing Home Watch List Provided by NHAA Click Here

• Ohio Delpt of Aging (huge source of information, can assist with eligibiity for Medicaid, or Home Passport/Waiver programs , Ombudsman information, your local office information & location, and more) Click Here

• Information by Pro Seniors on Medicaid Estate Recovery Click Here

• Information dated June 18, 2021 from the Ohio Bar on the 5 year look back period for nursing home payment assistance Click Here

• Personal needs allowance for all states last update June 2023 Click Here

  THINGS TO KNOW WHEN MOVING A LOVED ONE INTO A FACILITY

• What are Care Plans? When are they done? Click Here

• Medicare Rights in Nursing Homes - Click Here

• State Advocates -Ombudsman’s Office Phone Numbers for all Areas of Ohio - Scroll down, Click Brown Tab-Find Services Where You Live, Also information on Esthers’s Law (camers in resident rooms), and how to become an Volunteer Ombudsman - Click Here

• If you have a grievance, here is what you can do. Click Here

• A good source of information from Justice in Aging, (25 Common Nursing Home Problems & How to resolve them) Click Here

  WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE A COMPLAINT/ISSUE/CONCERN WITH THE FACILITY:

• Where to file Complaints - Click Here All State Contact Listings Click Here

• Ohio Department of Health Complaint Information & Complaint Link - Click Here

• Information on Rights and Complaint Processs regarding Medical Records Click Here

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MAY BE HELPFUL

  SUMMIT COUNTY RESOURCES - FOR CAREGIVERS

• Resources in Summit County for Caregivers - Click Here

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https://aging.ohio.gov/News/right-to-vote (How long term residents can vote)