Nursing Home Level of Care

What determines the eligibility requirement of “nursing home level of care”?

The Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) is a tool used by the state to meet the federal requirement to help ensure that individuals are not inappropriately placed in nursing homes for long-term care. Our qualified nursing staff is responsible for completing this screening with the potential PACE participant.

The PASRR can advance person-centered care planning by assuring that psychological, psychiatric, and functional needs are considered along with personal goals and preferences in planning long-term care.

“Nursing home level of care” may include needing assistance with:

• Medication management

• Wound care

• Nursing management with injections

• Catheter care

• Activities of daily living which may include:

  • Dressing

  • Walking

  • Bathing

  • Assistance with meals

  • Transferring

  • Toileting

  • Housekeeping

  • Eating

  • Laundry

  • Shopping

• Chronic health conditions

  • Vascular disease

  • Major Depressive, Bipolar and Paranoid disorders

  • Diabetes

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

  • Congestive heart failure

  • Cardiac conditions which require close monitoring

  • Cognitive impairment (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, etc)

  • Mental health conditions

[graphic provided by National PACE Association]