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• Nursing and related services • Specialized rehabilitative services • Medically related social services • Pharmaceutical services • Dietary services individualized to resident’s needs • Professionally directed program of activities to meet the resident’s interests and needs • Emergency dental services (and routine dental services to the extent covered under the state plan) • Room and bed maintenance services • Routine personal hygiene items and services * * * ▸ Average Monthly Cost: $8,000 - $14,000 ▸ Payer Sources: Private Pay, Medi- caid When planning for long-term care services, information is the most useful tool. More specifically, information about what type of care is appropriate, the type of care offered, the costs asso ciated with that type of care and what types of payer sources may help with the cost are all necessary to understand when deciding. * "2020 Census Will Help Policymakers Prepare for the Incoming Wave of Aging Boomers" (census.gov). * * 2020 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (acl.gov/ltc/basic-needs/how-much-care-will you-need). * * * Medicaid.Gov “Nursing Facilities” (medicaid. gov/medicaid/long-term-services-supports/institution al-long-term-care/nursing-facilities/index.html)

routines in place to create a stress-free lifestyle, safety features to ensure the health of a senior, and programs de signed to cultivate cognitive skills. ▸ Safety features include an emergen cy response system, alarmed doors so seniors can’t wander out of the commu nity. ▸ Average Monthly Cost: $4,000 - $6,000 ▸ Payer Sources: Private Pay, MI Choice Waiver, VA Aid & Attendance, PACE Skilled Nursing Facility This is a place of senior living as well as young adults who have physical or mental disabilities, require continuous nursing care and have a significant diffi culty coping with the required activities of daily living. Services rendered by a SNF include:

Assisted Living (Adult Foster Care) is an ideal option for seniors who can no longer live alone but want to maintain a social lifestyle.This type of care allows seniors to live mostly independent lives, but also find the help they need with the aspects of daily life that provide new challenges for them. It is a long-term senior care option that provides personal care in one or more specific areas a senior individual may need. Residents of assist ed living communities still have privacy, autonomy and independence. ▸ Assisted Living Facilities provide necessities such as: • 24-hour Supervision • Meals • Medication Management • Activities ▸ Average Monthly Cost: $3,000 - $5,000 ▸ Payer Sources: Private Pay, MI Choice Waiver, VA Aid & Attendance, PACE Memory Care Assisted Living These facilities provide a special kind of care to those with various degrees of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. ▸ It involves creating a structured environment that has set schedules and

Amir E. Abu-Aita practices Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, VA Planning, Probate, Estate Planning, Business Transactions, and Assisted Living Law. He is a member of the Genesee County Bar Association as well as Elder Law and Probate Sections of the State Bar of Michigan. In addition, he serves as member of the Genesee County Commission on Aging, Adult Foster Care Providers, and Board Member of Elder Abuse Alliance (Formally known as the Elder Abuse Task Force). He has been selected

to the Michigan Super Lawyers 2021-22 Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. He has also been selected for the 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America ™ for his high caliber work in Elder Law and Trusts and Estates.

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