As adults start to plan their future care path, there are many options to choose from. Two of the options that offer some flexibility and choice in your home are Continuing Care at Home plans like Providence At Home and long term care (LTC) insurance. The membership we offer at Providence At Home is similar to the concepts of a LTC insurance plan, but we go above and beyond on a more personal level. Let’s learn how.
What Long-Term Care Covers
According to the Administration for Community Living/The Administration on Aging, most LTC policies sold today are comprehensive. They typically allow you to use your daily benefit in a variety of settings, including in your own home, adult day service centers, hospice care, respite care, assisted living facilities, Alzheimer’s special care facilities or nursing homes.
LTC policies in the home setting generally cover these services:
- Skilled nursing care
- Occupational, speech, physical, and rehabilitation therapy
- Help with personal care, such as bathing and dressing
These services through LTC insurance become available for reimbursement when you meet stringent functional needs criteria and after your predetermined elimination period. Once you are eligible, you are responsible for coordinating your care and paying for the services, then you submit paperwork to the LTC Insurance Claims Department to request reimbursement.
What a Providence at Home Membership Covers
On top of providing you with the best of what a LTC insurance plan can offer, Providence At Home also gives you personalized wellness and support programs. Our membership-based plan options offer you the benefits of a Continuing Care Retirement Community partnered with the independence of living in your own home. You’ll also have the support of a Personal Plan Concierge to help you live the life you want!
One of the key elements of our program is an emphasis on individualized, personal care, while being in your own home. And with being in your own home comes the daily duties of home care. This is where many members find the added value of the Providence at Home membership over a LTC insurance plan. For example, should the need arise for snow removal, your Personal Concierge will provide a trusted vendor to set up the service for you. Landscaping needs come spring? We can help with that too! Want to get out of the house? We can help with that! Then once you need services, you become eligible for them with fewer functional needs that are required by LTC insurance and the benefit is paid directly to the caregivers so you don’t have to pay and wait for reimbursement.
We Will Be There
Unlike that binder that you put away after you sign on for LTC insurance and then can’t find, Providence at Home has people focused on you to help guide you through all of the services we offer and meeting all of your needs. Our staff is ready to provide members with support and expertise, whenever it is needed. With us, it is personal. And we want to keep it that way.