helpneeded25, normally there would be a clause regarding late payment in the admission paperwork. Usually there is an added "late fee" cost involved. Where my Dad lived, the rent was pulled from Dad's savings account each month, thus no forgetting to pay the rent.
If one pays lets say 3 or 4 months in a row late, then a warning would be given to whom ever is paying the monthly rent. If that is ignored, then I could see a facility start eviction procedures. Then, new housing would needed to be found.
If the payments are coming from Medicaid [which is different than Medicare] then it should be between the facility and Medicaid to figure out why the payments are late.
Could you share some more information regarding this situation? It will help us give suggestions that are more appropriate to this situation.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees nursing homes, said it has begun an examination of the widespread problem of illegal evictions and will explore ways to combat it.
States have the primary responsibility for policing the nation’s nursing homes, but state regulators have to at a minimum follow federal rules that list specific reasons a facility can legally evict a resident. A nursing home can force a resident to leave only if at least one of the following conditions is met:
--The resident’s clinical or behavioral status endangers the safety of others at the facility. The reason most often reported for patients’ being discharged against their will is “behavioral, mental and/or emotional expressions” of distress, CMS says.
--The resident’s care is not being paid for. This is another common reason for such forced discharges. This can happen when individuals who had been paying privately run out of resources and enroll in Medicaid, which reimburses nursing homes less than they receive from private-pay patients. It also happens when Medicare residents shift to being covered under Medicaid.
--Transfer or discharge is necessary for the resident’s welfare and the facility cannot meet his or her needs. The CMS memo notes that a nursing home should determine whether it can adequately care for an individual before that person is admitted. Once someone becomes a resident, the memo says, “it should be rare” for that facility to later say it cannot meet that individual’s needs.
--The resident no longer needs the services the nursing home provides.
--The resident’s continued presence endangers the health of others at the nursing home.
--The nursing home is closing.
Discharges that violate federal regulations “can be unsafe and/or traumatic for residents and their families,” the memo says, adding that nursing home residents are sometimes left homeless or hospitalized for months when they are evicted.
Assisted Living (AL) facilities are governed by the states and each state has their own set of laws and regulations for AL facilities. You need to review the AL's policies and the state's AL regulations to get a clearer picture of whether or not a AL resident can be evicted for non-payment.
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If one pays lets say 3 or 4 months in a row late, then a warning would be given to whom ever is paying the monthly rent. If that is ignored, then I could see a facility start eviction procedures. Then, new housing would needed to be found.
If the payments are coming from Medicaid [which is different than Medicare] then it should be between the facility and Medicaid to figure out why the payments are late.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees nursing homes, said it has begun an examination of the widespread problem of illegal evictions and will explore ways to combat it.
States have the primary responsibility for policing the nation’s nursing homes, but state regulators have to at a minimum follow federal rules that list specific reasons a facility can legally evict a resident. A nursing home can force a resident to leave only if at least one of the following conditions is met:
--The resident’s clinical or behavioral status endangers the safety of others at the facility. The reason most often reported for patients’ being discharged against their will is “behavioral, mental and/or emotional expressions” of distress, CMS says.
--The resident’s care is not being paid for. This is another common reason for such forced discharges. This can happen when individuals who had been paying privately run out of resources and enroll in Medicaid, which reimburses nursing homes less than they receive from private-pay patients. It also happens when Medicare residents shift to being covered under Medicaid.
--Transfer or discharge is necessary for the resident’s welfare and the facility cannot meet his or her needs. The CMS memo notes that a nursing home should determine whether it can adequately care for an individual before that person is admitted. Once someone becomes a resident, the memo says, “it should be rare” for that facility to later say it cannot meet that individual’s needs.
--The resident no longer needs the services the nursing home provides.
--The resident’s continued presence endangers the health of others at the nursing home.
--The nursing home is closing.
Discharges that violate federal regulations “can be unsafe and/or traumatic for residents and their families,” the memo says, adding that nursing home residents are sometimes left homeless or hospitalized for months when they are evicted.
Assisted Living (AL) facilities are governed by the states and each state has their own set of laws and regulations for AL facilities. You need to review the AL's policies and the state's AL regulations to get a clearer picture of whether or not a AL resident can be evicted for non-payment.
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