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[quote=Anonymous]The term “assisted living” gets thrown around a lot as what be intended as a more pleasant euphemism for nursing home. In fact, they are entirely different things (albeit sometimes found under the same roof), and (as far as I know), actual “assisted living is self (or self-funded insurance) paid. Medicare pays for some skilled nursing under limited and particular circumstances. Medicaid (medical welfare) pays for custodial care and is means-tested to varying degrees. As to nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities/long term care), the prevailing wisdom, at least once upon a time, was to look for a facility that takes self-pay, Medicare and Medicaid patients, and do everything possible to avoid even the suggestion that the person eventually plans to transition to Medicaid, regardless of the actual plan. [/quote]
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