Some veterans may also find coverage for custodial care through the Veterans Administration. If the federal government certifies a facility, it may also be more affordable. Some facilities do not meet HCFA standards. Other facilities charge high prices and simply do not want to accept residents who depend on Medicaid payments. Unless you have an unlimited supply of money to pay for long-term care, make sure that any facility you consider is certified.
Certification means that the facility meets some certain minimum health, safety and care standards.
And certification also means that if someday you should need and qualify for Medicaid coverage for your stay, you will be able to receive it without having to move to a different facility. They provide the highest levels of medical and nursing care, including 24-hour monitoring and intensive rehabilitative therapies. They are intended to follow acute hospital care due to serious illness, injury or surgery. Unlike other nursing facilities, hospital-based facilities are not for permanent residence, but for a short term until a patient can be sent home or maintained elsewhere. In addition to nursing, most other prescribed medical services can be provided, including various rehabilitative therapies.