Going rate for cutting toenails in assisted living?

[Anonymous]

I know this a very specific question, but for those of you who have loved ones in assisted living and pay someone to cut their toenails, what do you pay?

[Anonymous]

Nothing because a podiatrist goes every month to my mom's assisted living and medicare pays for it. I have no idea how they bill for it or under what code it gets classified.

Ask at the assisted living in a podiatrist visits monthly. My mom had no idea and she walked past a meeting room that had people sitting outside. She asked a friend what she was waiting for and her friend said to see the podiatrist to get my toenails cut. I followed up and called and they gave me the podiatrist's name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing because a podiatrist goes every month to my mom's assisted living and medicare pays for it. I have no idea how they bill for it or under what code it gets classified.

Ask at the assisted living in a podiatrist visits monthly. My mom had no idea and she walked past a meeting room that had people sitting outside. She asked a friend what she was waiting for and her friend said to see the podiatrist to get my toenails cut. I followed up and called and they gave me the podiatrist's name.

Medicare and Medicaid did not cover it for my MIL.

[Anonymous]

Forgot to add that you have to have a medical condition to qualify, but I would think the majority of residents in assisted living would qualify. My mom is blind in one eye so that qualifies her to get her toenails cut. I think her friend has diabetes

[Anonymous]

My mom’s is covered bc of her diabetes. Thank goodness.

[Anonymous]

I also forgot to include that it is actually pretty dangerous to cut the toenails of elderly people who have any risk factors like diabetes because a small cut when trimming nails can result in infection and ultimately amputation.

So many people won't cut nails in assisted living places and many facilities won't allow non-medical personnel in to cut toenails due to the risk of injury, infection, and liability.

[Anonymous]

We paid a podiatrist $70 to cut my moms nails. Sometimes the on-site salon has someone who will cut nails to include toes and they only charge $20-$30.

[Anonymous]

My mom had diabetes and saw the podiatrist regularly in assisted living and memory care. It was covered by Medicare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing because a podiatrist goes every month to my mom's assisted living and medicare pays for it. I have no idea how they bill for it or under what code it gets classified.

Ask at the assisted living in a podiatrist visits monthly. My mom had no idea and she walked past a meeting room that had people sitting outside. She asked a friend what she was waiting for and her friend said to see the podiatrist to get my toenails cut. I followed up and called and they gave me the podiatrist's name.

Same here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing because a podiatrist goes every month to my mom's assisted living and medicare pays for it. I have no idea how they bill for it or under what code it gets classified.

Ask at the assisted living in a podiatrist visits monthly. My mom had no idea and she walked past a meeting room that had people sitting outside. She asked a friend what she was waiting for and her friend said to see the podiatrist to get my toenails cut. I followed up and called and they gave me the podiatrist's name.

Same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing because a podiatrist goes every month to my mom's assisted living and medicare pays for it. I have no idea how they bill for it or under what code it gets classified.

Ask at the assisted living in a podiatrist visits monthly. My mom had no idea and she walked past a meeting room that had people sitting outside. She asked a friend what she was waiting for and her friend said to see the podiatrist to get my toenails cut. I followed up and called and they gave me the podiatrist's name.

Same.

Same - Assisted Living resident w/Parkinson's gets toenails cut about 1x/month (it's actually a number of weeks, and I forget the number) and it's covered under medicare. (Straight Medicare A)

[Anonymous]

Here is what Medicare will cover:

https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleid=57759&ver=32&=