issue. Many individuals do not need the expensive and intensive level of care provided by a nursing home or in home care, however, they cannot continue to live independently. Some developmentally disabled adults also can require assistance in order to live independently.
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) have evolved as a primary means of providing housing, food service, security, and assistance with the activities of daily living. These services are provided in a residential environment that promotes and enhances independence of the individual for as long as possible. Assisted living facilities in Florida range in size from small, home-like environments with six or under six residents to large full-service communities with over 500 residents. There are over 2,400 assisted living facilities in Florida today that are licensed and inspected by the Agency for Health Care Administration( AHCA).The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) licenses and regulates health care facilities including assisted living facilities( ALF's).
AHCA also administers the Florida Medicaid program that provides health care to Florida's low-income and disabled citizens. Medicaid Diversion is a program that provides financial assistance with the cost of assisted living care in Florida. The Long-term Care Community Diversion Program is Medicaid waiver program designed to provide community-based services to people who would otherwise qualify for Medicaid nursing home placement. The services provided by the Diversion Program include a variety of long-term care services and Medicaid-covered medical services. The objective of the Diversion Program is to provide frail elders with safe, appropriate community-based care alternatives in lieu of nursing home placement, at a cost less than Medicaid nursing home care.
Managed care organizations and other qualified providers enter into a contract with the State and receive a capitated payment to provide, manage and coordinate a qualified enrollee's full continuum of care. Generally speaking, the managed care organizations provide care through contracted providers, which can include home health agencies and assisted living facilities. Assisted living facilities in Florida can be participating providers with one or more than one managed care organizations. Florida Managed Care Organizations for Medicaid Diversion are American Eldercare, Amerigroup, Citrus, Universal, Vista and Evercare.
Phoenix Senior Living is a participating provider with American Eldercare, Amerigroup, Citrus, Vista and Universal for Medicaid Diversion.
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