Follow
Share

Dad is on Medicare, SNF has mostly semi private rooms as they are a certified SNF by Medicaid in Florida and Medicaid only pays for a semi private room. The SNF usually assigns its available single rooms to private pay patients. I would be willing to pay the upgrade in room charge to get dad a private room so long as the provider would not have an issue receiving the Medicaid reimbursement for the semi private rate and so long as my dad's Medicaid eligibility would not be lost.


My limited understanding is that family supplementation is a state by state issue with regards to Medicaid.

This question has been closed for answers. Ask a New Question.
Here in Utah, you can private pay the difference with personal funds if you can get the NH to be amenable to that. They're in business to make money, and private pay CAN be a lot more per day. Isn't always, we moved mom to a 'nicer' NH and it was all of $25 a day.

She'd misunderstood and thought they'd said '$2500 a day.'
Helpful Answer (0)
Report

Florida is one of the states that does allow families to supplement the cost of a private room for Medicaid recipients. So you Should be able to do it as long as the facility is agreeable.
Helpful Answer (2)
Report

This question has been closed for answers. Ask a New Question.
Ask a Question
Subscribe to
Our Newsletter