Long
considered a leader in health care policy and practice, Massachusetts senior
care providers continue to lead the effort to offer older adults and people
with disabilities precisely the care and community they need and want. Mass Senior Care supports the state’s
Community First policy and believes that people who can be cared for safely and
comfortably at home should be. Those
whose needs require 24-hour, medically-intensive care should have access to
quality nursing facilities.
Did you Know…
- 9
out of 10 resident family members would recommend their loved one’s nursing
facility to a family member or friend.
- Because
of the rehabilitative and restorative care provided by nursing facilities, more
than 60 percent of seniors who need our care are able to return home.
- Mass Senior Care members, along with our
partnering organizations, are leading the effort to prevent falls among
Massachusetts seniors, which has resulted in a 13% reduction in falls among
nursing facility residents since 2003.
- In 2008, Massachusetts led the nation with 28
American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living
Quality Awards, bringing the total number of Massachusetts facilities
honored for their achievements through the program to 78.
Profile of the typical long
stay nursing facility resident:
- Female,
age 86, widowed
- Lived
alone prior to needing 24 hour nursing support
- Has
multiple medical diagnoses
- Receives
24-hour supervision and 3.7 hours of direct nursing care a day, plus case
management, recreation services, food, and housing
- Requires
assistance with 4 or more activities of daily living an is totally dependent
for assistance with bathing, dressing and toileting
In
addition,
- 50%
of all long stay residents have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease or a related
dementia
- The average daily nursing facility Medicaid rate is
$180 per person to provide all of these services, which is $25 less per day
than the actual cost of care in Massachusetts.
Mass Senior Care Quality Initiatives:
Quality Rating Systems:
Services Provided by Mass
Senior Care Members:
- Skilled
Nursing Care
- Post
Operative Rehabilitative Care
- Orthopedic
Rehabilitation
- Alzheimer’s Specialty Care
- Adult
Day Health Care
- Home
Care
- End
of Life Care
- Respite
Care
- Assisted
Living
- Restorative
and Residential Care for People with Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurological
Disorders
- Pediatric
Specialty Care
- Acquired
Brain Injury Specialty Care
- Neurobehavioral
Services
- Geri
-Psychiatric Care
- Ventilator
Management
- Cardiac
and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Inpatient
and Outpatient Rehabilitation