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Alternate Facility Care
An alternate care facility is engaged primarily in providing ongoing
care and related services to inpatients in one location and meets all
of the following criteria:
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Provides
24 hour-a-day care and services sufficient to support needs resulting
from cognitive impairment or an inability to perform activities of
daily living ; and
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Has
a trained, and ready to respond, employee on duty at all times to
provide that care; and
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Provides
3 meals-a-day and accommodates special dietary needs; and
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Is
licensed or accredited by the appropriate agency to provide such care,
if such licensing or accreditation is required by the state in which
the care is received; and
- Has formal
arrangements for the services of a physician, or nurse, to furnish medical
care in case of emergency; and
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Has
appropriate methods and procedures for handling and administering
drugs and biologicals.
These requirements are typically met by hospice care facilities or assisted
living facilities which are either free standing or part of a life-care
community. They may also be met by some personal care and adult congregate
care facilities. They are generally NOT met by individual homes or independent
living units.
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