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.
Assisted living facilities may be part of a retirement community, nursing home, senior housing complex, or may stand-alone. Licensing requirements for assisted living facilities vary by state and can be known by as many as 26 different names including: residential care, board and care, congregate care, and personal care.