How to Pay for Assisted Living in Vermont

Assisted living residences provide supervision of and assistance to senior citizens. The faculty and nurses ensure the safety and well being of their tenants. This type of assistance is usually provided for seniors who do not require intensive care but need assistance for every day living. Choosing your method of payment for assisted living is simple. You will need to first choose which assisted living residence that you would like to reside in and, then, go through the application process in order to choose your method of payment.

Instructions

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  Schedule an appointment to visit the assisted living residence. The representative or agent will give you further information about all that is included within their package. This may include a nurse call system, medication management, transportation for daily activities and doctor's appointments, personal care and housekeeping.

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  Fill out the application for the assisted living facility. You will need to fill out all required information such as medical, personal, physicians, list of family members, income assets and the method of payment.

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  Choose your method of payment. You can choose to pay through your Social Security, private pay, your private insurance company, state Medicaid insurance, Enhanced Residential Care (community Medicaid) or another means of payment. Once you have chosen your method of payment, give your application to the representative to complete the application process and you're done.