Investigate costs and payment sources in for-profit, not-for-profit, luxury, and basic nursing homes in America.
What factors contribute to higher costs per month?
What factors contribute to the amount of private pay, insurance-covered, and Medicaid-reimbursed care in these homes?
If you have not had many opportunities to visit nursing homes, select a nursing home in a low-income community and arrange to spend some visiting with residents at a local nursing home.
What are your observations about nursing home care, especially those that may be addressed by public policy?
Attached files are from source DiNitto, D. M. (2015). Social welfare: Politics and public policy (8th ed.). Pearson Education.
