Skilled Nursing News, Aug. 24, 2026: The benefit currently pays for 24-hour services in board-and-care homes, memory care facilities and similar residences. It’s part of the state’s Medicaid overhaul designed to cut down on repeat emergency room visits and expensive hospital stays.
INFLUX OF NURSING HOME ADMISSIONS EXPECTED AS HEALTH INSURER IN STATE CUTS MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR ASSISTED LIVING