We also briefly describe the scope of Minnesotaâs MA dental benefits, types of dental care and dental procedures, and Minnesotaâs dental workforce. We address Medical Assistance payment rates and their impact on dentist. participation and MA recipient access to dental services later in this report.
A nursing home is set up like a hospital while an assisted living facility is set up like a community and may feature private apartments for residents. 3. There is privacy and residents are more independent in an assisted living facility while patients may share rooms in a nursing home.
Currently, more than 1.5 million people in the United States live in nursing homes [source: Pear]. The majority of nursing home residents are women, usually widowed, and nearly half of nursing home residents are 85 years or older [source: AGS Foundation]. But what really distinguishes these people from those living in, say, an assisted living facility, is the amount of nursing care and supervision they need.