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| What: |
Affordable assisted living model administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services that offers older persons (65 +) or persons with physical disabilities (ages 22-64) services to remain in a community setting. The aim of the Program is to preserve privacy and autonomy while emphasizing health and wellness for persons who would otherwise need nursing facility care. |
| Who Can be a Provider: |
The Supportive Living Program is open to any provider who can meet application criteria (which include site control, zoning approval, marketing study, phase one environmental study, architectural drawings). A site can be certified when program requirements found at 89 Ill. Adm. Code Part 146 are met within 24 months of an approved application. |
| Services: |
Residents choose from the following menu of services that are provided by the facility:
- Intermittent Nursing Services
- Social/Recreational Programming
- Health Promotion & Exercise Programs
- Medication Oversight
- Ancillary Services
- 24-hour Response/Security
- Personal Care
- Laundry
- Housekeeping
- Maintenance
- Meals and snacks
Providers must also regularly assess each resident's health status and consult with the resident on an ongoing service plan that promotes health and wellness. |
| Rates: |
Certified providers can charge a different rate for private pay residents, and must accept the Department's rate for services rendered on behalf of Medicaid-eligible persons. (Department rates are based upon 54.3% of weighted average nursing facility rates for the applicable geographic grouping. Certified Dementia Care Setting rates are based upon 127% of the approved rate for the Supportive Living Program services in each region.)
Each Medicaid-eligible resident must have income equal to or greater than the current SSI and must contribute all but $90 each month to the provider for lodging and meals. Additionally, a provider may become a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) agent and receive SNAP allotments (formerly Food Stamps) from residents as payment toward meal costs. |
| Exceptions: |
Certified providers are exempt from:
- Nursing Home Care Act
- Health Facilities Planning Act
- Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act
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| Where Can a Site be Located: |
Approval of the application is subject to various factors including, but not limited to, accuracy, completeness, geographic distribution and waiver limits. |
| How Can I Get More Information: |
Contact the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Bureau of Long Term Care for more information.
Phone: 217-782-0545 or 844-528-8444 toll free
Fax: 217-557-5061
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| Complaint Hotline: |
Complaints concerning supportive living facility may be directed to:
Complaint Hotline 1-844-528-8444 |
Supportive Living Program
