Nursing Facility Placement. The goal of the LIFE Program is to provide services to enable you to safely remain in the community. However, if it is no longer feasible to safely meet your needs in the community, your LIFE Provider has network nursing facilities to meet your needs. Your LIFE Provider will continue to closely monitor you and the care you receive. This option will be reviewed and considered with you and your family if that need occurs. If you are placed in a nursing facility, your income will be used by the CAO to determine a payment toward your cost of care if your stay exceeds 30 days. If a doctor states there is the possibility you can return to your home, you may be able to keep some of your income for up to six months from the date of your admission to maintain your home, so it is there when you return. If you are married, you might be able to give your spouse some of your income. You will need to provide the CAO your spouse’s income and housing expenses (i.e., rent, mortgage, utility payments, etc.) to decide if you can give your spouse some of your income and/or resources. You should contact the CAO if you have questions about your payment toward cost of care. Participants that must make a payment toward their cost of care will be notified by the CAO of the amount they need to pay to the LIFE Provider. If you are residing in a nursing facility and choose to voluntarily disenroll from your LIFE Provider, but remain eligible for Medical Assistance, you will still need to make a payment toward your cost of care. The payment will then be paid to the nursing facility the effective date of your disenrollment from LIFE. LIFE provides access to care 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and 365 days per year. LIFE staff is on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. LIFE's on-call coordinator will advise you what to do and will make necessary arrangements for you to receive the care you need. If you need to be taken to the hospital, the coordinator can call the ambulance company to dispatch an ambulance to your home. In the event of an emergency, dial 911. Please contact your LIFE provider as soon as you start feeling unwell, instead of waiting until there is a crisis situation. This enables your LIFE Provider to meet your needs and may prevent an emergency medical condition.
